KOPERNIK Observatory & Science Center

We hope your child will join us for a summer camp. Both: onsite and virtual camps are available. https://fb.watch/56zLsEZ7mD/

Students in grades 4 & 5 are invited to join us for Solar System Travels.

It was great to see whole families participting in the race! #racetothestars #kopernikobservatory

Registration for the Race to the Stars is still open. Join us for our first in-person event since March 2020. Information and link to online registration is available at: https://www.kopernik.org/publ/race-to-the-stars-fundraiser/... Photo from Race to the Stars 2019

RocketFest is one of the most attended family events at Kopernik. We had to cancel it due to the COVID-19 last year, but this year it's ON. Check out the description of the event below - it will be different this year. Registration is open and available at https://campscui.active.com//KopernikObservatoryandScience

After 6:30 pm on Friday, April 23, you will not be able to register online for the Race to the Stars. !f you decide at the last minute that you would like to participate, you can still register (in person) on Saturday. Saturday registration will start at 5:30 pm, the race begins at 6:30 pm.

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Registration for summer camps is open and students in grades 2-12 are invited to apply. Virtual and onsite camps are offered this year. Financial assistance is available to qualify families. For information, go to https://www.kopernik.org/descriptions-registr/summer-camps/ To register, go to https://campscui.active.com//KopernikObservatoryandScience

Ready for some family fun? RocketFest is only a month away - it will be different this year, but still fun! See details in the description of the event below.

Join us this Friday at 7 pm on Kopernik's YouTube channel. See information about the program below.

Super Science Exploration summer camp is full. The waitlist is now open.Super Science Exploration summer camp is full. The waitlist is now open.

Join us live at 8 a.m. EDT (12:00 UTC) from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a news update on NASA's SpaceX Crew-2 mission, targeted for liftoff Thurs...., April 22 at 6:11 a.m. EDT (10:11 UTC). The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon Endeavour spacecraft will carry astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur of NASA, Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency and Akihiko Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency to the International Space Station. Experts from NASA, SpaceX, ESA, JAXA, and the U.S. Space Force 45th Weather Squadron will discuss the launch.

The Winter 2021 Livestream Public Program Schedule has been published! You can find it at: https://www.kopernik.org/winter-2021-livestream-public-pro/

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

We are live on YouTube now: https://youtu.be/zUEvDLwFRvM

Join us tonight, Friday, January 29, at 7 pm on the Kopernik YouTube channel for America’s Forgotten Space Program: GEMINI.Join us tonight, Friday, January 29, at 7 pm on the Kopernik YouTube channel for America’s Forgotten Space Program: GEMINI.

Join us tonight t 7 pm on the Kopernik YouTube channel.

This week's Friday Night Livestream Program is America's Forgotten Space Program: GEMINII by Phil Cooper. Phil Cooper is an Oneonta, NY, native and a graduate of SUNY Oneonta with a duel major of Business Economics and Anthropology. Phil has been fascinated with spaceflight his whole life; he attended Apollo and Shuttle Launches and met and and talked to numerous astronauts including 2 moonwalkers. He built historically accurate replicas of spacecraft (Phil's Apollo 11 exhibi...t was Kopernik last year) and extensively studied each NASA program of Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo. Phil is also Amateur Astronomer. He built a 6reflector and a 16 reflector and regularly attends Stellafane Telescope makers conference. Phil worked at Verizon for 25 years as a training creator and development coordinator and speech writer. In his free time, Phil takes every chance he gets to go with his family to Disney World as well as to the beach in Rockport Mass. He has a large Sci-Fi and Space collectable collection and is active in local charity organizations. Phil will be sharing his passion about spaceflights and knowledge about GEMINI program with us this coming Friday, January 29, at 7 pm. The presentation will be streamed live on the Kopernik YouTube channel.

Please note the start time, it's earlier than our regular livestreams.

What do you think of these facemask? Would you like to support the Kopernik Science Park and buy one/some? Might your friends be possibly interested? They are $7 if picked up at the Observatory, and $8.50 if we need to ship them. Credit cards, checks, cash accepted. To make an easy payment, please go to https://www.kopernik.org/donations/ - make sure to indicate the color you would like. ... If interested in coming up, please email [email protected] and we'll get in touch with you. @Kopernik Science Park #kopernikSciencePark #facemasks #comeplaywearmask #besafe #sciencepark #scienceplayground

Since just this past Friday we had a Friday Night Program on a successful failure of the Apollo 13 mission, here is a conversation with the Apollo 13 Mission Commander James Lovell (recorded this year, so 50 years later) who talks about the mission. Enjoy! Captain James Lovell is 92 years old. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCgfawFAGW4

If you missed Phil Cooper's Apollo 13: A Successful Failure presentation on Friday, here is a link to the recording: https://youtu.be/cZM2Rbflfh0

We had a lot of fun last night, if you missed the live session, you can watch the recording on Kopernik YouTube channel.

#SpaceStation20th https://www.airspacemag.com//work-float-eat-dream-180975/

Halloween Moon Photo credit George Normandin.

A Halloween full moon visible for most time zones hasn't happened since 1944. It won't happen again until 2039. Join us to see it.A Halloween full moon visible for most time zones hasn't happened since 1944. It won't happen again until 2039. Join us to see it.

It’s Halloween ! Join us on YouTube!

Join us on YouTube for a Halloween Livestream.

A Spooky Themed Observing Stream @ Kopernik will begin shortly! See the RARE Halloween Blue Moon LIVE. A Spooky Themed Observing Stream @ Kopernik will begin shortly! See the RARE Halloween Blue Moon LIVE.

How is your Halloween going? It’s very quiet up here at the Observatory. Our Halloween pumpkins is behaving well , but our screamlive astronomer Jeremy is going to start the spooky livestream soon, so who knows what will happen then... Join us to find out!

There will be a special guest introducing tonight’s livestream. Don’t miss it. It starts at 7 pm on Kopernik YouTube channel.There will be a special guest introducing tonight’s livestream. Don’t miss it. It starts at 7 pm on Kopernik YouTube channel.

We will be observing the Blue Moon tonight starting at 7 pm (on Kopernik YouTube channel).

A Blue Moon doesn’t have anything to do with its color; it’s a second full Moon within a single calendar month.A Blue Moon doesn’t have anything to do with its color; it’s a second full Moon within a single calendar month.