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The Westmont Observatory opens to the public for a near total lunar eclipse on Thursday, August 27, beginning at 8:30 pm with the max eclipse set to happen at 9:12 pm. Members of the Santa Barbara Astronomical Unit will also attend with telescopes to share.  Jennifer Gee, assistant professor of physics and director of the […]

Westmont’s powerful Keck Telescope zooms in on the rings of Saturn on Friday, Oct. 17, beginning about 7 pm and lasting several hours at the Westmont Observatory. Westmont hosts a stargazing event the third Friday of each month in conjunction with the Santa Barbara Astronomical Unit, whose members bring telescopes to share.  “Saturn will be […]

The ringed gas giant Saturn comes into focus at Westmont’s stargazing event on Friday, September 19, beginning at sunset and lasting several hours. The solar system’s Hula-Hoop champion will start low in the evening sky, but will be visible later in the evening after 8 pm. The Owl Cluster, Great Globular Cluster in Hercules, and […]