A white observatory dome sits open against a star-filled night sky, glowing red from interior lighting.

Community

Public astronomy lectures, community astrophotography and partnerships with schools, museums and libraries – Physics & Astronomy brings science to Louisville.

Community Outreach and Engagement

Scientific outreach is part of our mission. The department supports the community through educational partnerships with planetariums, high schools, science museums and public libraries, and welcomes the public to campus each fall for the Bullitt Public Lecture in Astronomy – part of our Public Astronomy Lecture Series.
Public Astronomy Lecture Series
A fisheye all-sky image captures twilight fading to darkness over an observatory campus with two bright planets visible.

Community Astrophotography

Featuring the best work of local hobby astronomers – mainly from the Louisville Astronomical Society – along with the equipment and methods behind their images.

A Celestron telescope mounted on a motorized equatorial mount inside an open observatory dome.

Public Astronomy Lecture Series

Free public talks by leading astronomers, including the annual Bullitt Public Lecture in Astronomy each fall – open to everyone, no physics background required.

John Kielkopf photographed the Mt. Lemmon 0.6 meter telescope in 2016

Moore Observatory

In the Horner Wildlife Refuge outside Louisville, Moore Observatory’s 0.5- and 0.6-meter telescopes support student research and training in observational astronomy.

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