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The UND Observatory is taking applications from students interested in a Graduate Research Assistantship (GRA) position at the UND Observatory beginning the Fall 2012 semester. Please see the description of responsibilities here. This position is funded by the North Dakota Space Grant  Consortium. If you are interested in this position, please submit a well-written 1-2 […]

The 1st annual UND Observatory banquet and fundraiser is being organized and will occur on Monday, April 23, 2012, at the Hilton Garden Inn, Grand Forks, 5-10 pm in the combined Dahl/Buchli conference rooms. The event will feature local and NASA speakers, a silent auction, a buffet dinner, and an opportunity to promote astronomical and […]

Beginning on January 17, 2012, Space Studies has been collaborating with Space Aliens Grill & Bar on a monthly fundraising drive where 20% of the day’s participating gross receipts are donated to the UND Observatory. If you wish to help raise money for the UND Observatory, just bring the attached flyer to the restaurant on […]

Anouncing the first-ever fundraising collaboration between the UND Observatory and the Space Aliens Grill & Bar restaurant in Grand Forks….Beginning on January 17, 2012, Space Studies will be collaborating on a monthly fundraising drive where 20% of the day’s participant gross receipts will be donated to the UND Observatory. If you wish to help raise […]

The UND Observatory now has a Skype and Twitter account to go along with its Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/pages/University-Of-North-Dakota-Observatory/141528632581876). Search for UND_Observatory on Skype and UNDObservatory on Twitter to follow the goings-on at the observatory.

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA—OFFICE OF UNIVERSITY RELATIONS 701-777-2731 www.und.edu FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—Friday, April 29, 2011—UND Space Studies relaunches popular Star Party series The University of North Dakota Department of Space Studies is set to re-launch its popular Star Party series. The Star Parties will alternate between the UND Observatory and Clifford Hall. “This coincides with […]

The Northern Skies Astronomical Society is hosting an “Astronomy Night” tonight, Friday, Nov. 5th at the UND Observatory beginning at 8 p.m. Directions to the site can be found at www.und.edu/org/nsas. They will be setting up telescopes to view Jupiter, the Andromeda Galaxy and more. Free and open to the public.

The UND Observatory renovations to remove and replace the old trailer were finished in early September. In late July, the trailer was permanently removed from the site. Interesting trivia: this trailer has been on the UND inventory list since at least 1974. This old trailer has been replaced with a newer mobile office trailer. The […]

The UND and Grand Forks communities are invited to an open house at the UND Observatory Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 20 and 21, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Star parties will also occur at the site in the evenings, weather permitting, beginning at 9 p.m. The UND Observatory has been undergoing renovations and upgrades […]

Renovations at the UND Observatory began today, which involved emptying the old trailer in preparation for its removal or dismantling. Work at the site should continue in the next 2-3 weeks, followed by delivery of the mobile office trailer, and the reconnection of the power and T1 network lines. The tentative date for the reestablishment […]