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NOTICE (Aug 17, 2017): Eclipse glasses are COMPLETELY SOLD OUT. Please do not call the UMKC bookstore to inquire about them, as they are busy preparing for start of semester.
Are we open tonight?
NEW, follow the Warko on twitter for current open status.
What is in the sky tonight?
Sky & Telescope offers a quick and easy on-line summary every week!
How does my visit work?
When you arrive, members of the ASKC will have our telescopes pointed at planets, the Moon or other celestial wonders. Every visitor takes turns looking through the eyepiece, and you can stay as long as you like until closing. Feel free to come back every week!
Hours of operation:
Open at dusk (some objects are visible just after sunset when the sky remains somewhat lit).
Close between 10:00pm and 11:00pm (typically close later in the summer and earlier in the Fall).
Location:
UMKC Volker Campus, Royall Hall Roof
800 E. 52nd Street, Kansas City, MO 64110 (virtual tour)
Access by bridge from parking garage (free parking!) at Rockhill and 52nd St. (map here). The stairwell to the roof is on your immediate left when you enter from the bridge.
Telescopes:
16 3/8-inch, hand-made (by Stan Warkoczewski) Newtonian reflector
NEW!14-inch Meade LX200 computerized, Schmidt-Cassegrain reflector plus a Meade Coronado solar telescope mounted piggy-back
(Made possible by generous gifts from the A&S Alumni Association and the ASKC.)
Nightly operation by members of the Astronomical Society of Kansas City (ASKC)
Questions?
Contact Joe Wright (Warko Operations Manager) email or (913) 208-0924 (Please, call only between 9am and 5pm)
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