Chabot Space & Science Center

Chabot Space & Science Center inspires and educates students of all ages about planet Earth and the Universe. Located in the beautiful, redwood ecosystem in the Oakland hills, the Center has a full dome digital planetarium, giant, historic telescopes, and hands-on interactive science exhibits and much more.

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Virtual Telescope Viewing 1/23

Join our resident astronomers virtually every Saturday evening live from Chabot’s Observation deck. Each week, our astronomers will guide us through spectacular night sky viewing through Nellie, Chabot‘s most powerful telescope. Weather permitting we will be able to view objects live through the telescopes and our astronomers will be available for an open forum for all of your most pressing astronomy questions. Learn more about our telescopes: https://chabotspace.org/visit/observatories/ Your Support Matters While this event is free, please consider making a donation so we can continue to create engaging STEM programming while we're closed. Chabot Space & Science Center hosts and maintains the largest observatory complex free for public viewing in the Western United States. Please consider supporting our institution and our vital role in STEM education: https://rb.gy/okpigm Subscribe to our channel and tune in to these events live on our Facebook Page. See More Upcoming Events: https://chabotspace.org/events/ Support These Free Live Events: https://bit.ly/31Tyn2o Learn more about Chabot Space and Science Center: https://chabotspace.org/

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An Evening Cruise into the Virgo Cluster

In 2020, we took a cruise to the center of the Milky Way. In 2021, we leave the comfort of our home galaxy and head to the Times Square of the Universe – the Virgo Cluster. Along the way we will visit a whole zoo of different galaxies, the biggest star factory in the cosmos and nature’s answer to the Death Star. Fasten your seat belts – this is going to be a bumpy ride! About Dr. Simon Steel Dr. Simon Steel continues to moonlight as a galactic cruise director, but during the day serves as Director of Education and Public Outreach at the SETI Institute in Mountain View, California. As an astronomer he studied distant galaxies, but spends more time these days thinking about aliens and the search for life in the Universe. Your support fuels exciting STEM programs like these. While this event is free, please consider making a donation to make fun learning opportunities available for our community. https://14884.blackbaudhosting.com/14884/Support-Science-Education-2

The Sky This Month: January

Join Chabot’s astronomers, with Gerald McKeegan & Don Saito on Facebook Live for a short tour of this month’s nighttime sky. Learn to recognize many of this month’s constellations and bright stars, and even learn a little about celestial navigation! YOUR SUPPORT MATTERS Your support fuels exciting STEM programs like these. While this event is free, please consider making a donation to make fun learning opportunities available for our community. https://bit.ly/31Tyn2o

Best of Virtual Telescope Viewings 2020

See the top astronomical events of 2020 through Chabot's telescopes, including the blue moon, NEOWISE comet, Great Conjunction and more! Thank you to everyone who has joined us for Virtual Telescope Viewings this year. We look forward to exploring in the new year! This exciting look back will take the place of the 12/26 Virtual Telescope Viewing Program.

The Great Conjunction Virtual Telescope Viewing

Join Chabot astronomers virtually for a rare celestial event! Every 20 years, Jupiter gets very close to Saturn as seen from Earth, an event astronomers call "conjunction." This year, the Jupiter-Saturn conjunction will be especially close, the closest in 800 years. The planets will be so close that both will appear in the same telescope field of view. Since the planets will be low in the Western sky, we'll have only a short viewing time beginning at 5 p.m. PST. The Planets Have Aligned To Support STEM Education Help us bring once-in-a-lifetime learning moments like this to our community. These free events serve as a link to the galaxy, inspiring and educating learners of all ages. Your donations help us keep these events free and fun for everyone. https://14884.blackbaudhosting.com/14884/Support-Science-Education-2

The Sky This Month: December

A Grand Tour of Remarkable Exoplanets

Exoplanets are everywhere. Astronomers have discovered more 4,000 of them and today we know that in average each star in our galaxy has 2 planets! Among them, 300 million could be habitable. That’s a lot of worlds! The SETI Institute's Franck Marchis will give us a tour of the most remarkable exoplanets, those who could be a twin of Earth as well as those weird worlds which are very different to the planets we find in our solar system. Lava worlds, ocean worlds, hot Jupiters, super-Earths? What do those names mean to astronomers? We will dive into these other worlds and discuss why they are important to scientists who are searching for life. About Dr. Franck Marchis Dr. Franck Marchis is a Senior Planetary Astronomer at the SETI Institute and Chief Scientific Officer at Unistellar. Passionate about Astronomy, he has dedicated most of my research to the development of adaptive optics on large telescopes to study asteroids and search for exoplanets. Unistellar is a private company whose goal is to create the largest network of citizen astronomers around the world, capable of reconnecting with the dark sky with a digital, smart telescope and collecting scientific data for space agencies. Your Support Matters Your support fuels exciting STEM programs like these. While this event is free, please consider making a donation to make fun learning opportunities available for our community. https://bit.ly/37ej5am

A Jewel in the Sky — Spotting The International Space Station

Above our life sustaining atmosphere resides an international team of scientists living onboard an orbiting complex we know as the International Space Station (ISS). The ISS is the crowning achievement of many nations. It symbolizes a new beginning in the exploration of space. In the early days of space travel, we competed as adversaries in our quest. Now we live, work, and learn together as eager partners. With new discoveries, we can secure a better future for ourselves, all known life, and our home planet. Learn how to spot the third brightest object in the heavens — let's celebrate our Jewel in the Sky. About Faride Khalaf Faride Khalaf is a retired career aviator with a passion for all things mechanical. His life-long love of science has driven him to studying and sharing the history of space exploration. As an airplane pilot, he’s done his fair share of airplane-camping and as an aircraft mechanic, he plans for his travels with safety in mind. Your Support Matters Your support fuels exciting STEM programs like these. While this event is free, please consider making a donation to make fun learning opportunities available for our community. https://bit.ly/37ej5am

Virtual Telescope Viewing 12/19

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Virtual Telescope Viewing 10/24

Join our resident astronomers on Facebook Live every Saturday evening live from Chabot’s Observation deck! Each week, our astronomers will guide us through spectacular night sky viewing through Nellie, Chabot‘s most powerful telescope. Weather permitting, we will be able to view objects live through the telescopes and our astronomers will be available for an open forum for all of your most pressing astronomy questions. About Nellie Nellie is a 36-inch reflector telescope, housed in a rolling roof observatory that allows access to 180 degrees of sky. This modern, research-quality telescope offers breathtaking views of the cosmos. While this event is free, please consider making a donation so we can continue to create engaging STEM programming while we're closed. Our institution hosts and maintains the largest observatory complex free for public viewing in the Western United States. Any amount counts: https://14884.blackbaudhosting.com/14884/Support-Science-Education-2 Subscribe to our channel and tune in to these events live on our Facebook Page. See More Upcoming Events: https://chabotspace.org/events/ Support These Free Live Events: https://bit.ly/31Tyn2o Learn more about Chabot Space and Science Center: https://chabotspace.org/

Virtual Telescope 10/17

The Sky this Month 10/16

Chabot Space & Science Center and The Oaklandside are teaming up for a special tour of the October nighttime sky. ✨💫 Learn about this month’s constellations and bright stars with Chabot’s astronomers and Oaklandside community reporter Azucena Rasilla. Together, we will discuss what’s new in the sky this month and answer questions from local Oaklandside readers. About Azucena Rasilla Azucena is an East Oakland native, a bilingual journalist reporting in Spanish and in English, and a longtime reporter on Oakland arts, culture, and community. As an independent local journalist, she has reported for outlets like KQED Arts and the San Francisco Chronicle. She was also an associate editor at East Bay Express. She likes helping readers navigate Oakland’s rich artistic and creative landscapes through a wide range of innovative digital approaches. About The Oaklandside The Oaklandside is a nonprofit newsroom powered by Cityside, a nonpartisan, nonprofit media organization committed to building community through local journalism. Cityside also publishes Berkeleyside. The newsroom amplifies community voices, share the power of real information and investigate systems, not just symptoms. It is guided by a set of founding values, developed after spending months asking Oaklanders about how local journalism can help make their daily lives better and help build a more informed, more equitable city. You can learn more about that work, and what we learned. Learn More: https://oaklandside.org/ Your Support Matters Your support fuels exciting STEM programs like these. While this event is free, please consider making a donation to make fun learning opportunities available for our community. https://14884.blackbaudhosting.com/.../Support-Science... Subscribe to our channel and tune in to these events live on our Facebook Page. See More Upcoming Events: https://chabotspace.org/events/ Support These Free Live Events: https://bit.ly/31Tyn2o Learn more about Chabot Space and Science Center: https://chabotspace.org/

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