McDonald Observatory Live Streaming Programs
Visit the Observatory from the comfort of your living room! Join us live on our Youtube channel, Facebook, or Instagram. Upcoming programs will be announced here and on social media before the program occurs. Thanks for tuning in!
Live Moon TourThursday, September 12, 8:30 p.m. CT
Join McDonald Observatory for live views of the Moon in preparation for NASA's International Observe the Moon Night (September 14). See live views of the Moon (weather permitting) from a camera attached to a research-grade 16-inch telescope. Learn how it formed, how it affects life on Earth, and about the lunar eclipse coming up on September 17. |
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Control Room Livestream: Celebrating the Otto Struve Telescope (Archived from May 22, 2024)
Our 82in Otto Struve Telescope turns 85 years old this month! Join us from the telescope's control room as we celebrate by showing you what goes on behind the scenes, talk about the history of the telescope and the Observatory, and even go into some of the research (both past and present) done with this telescope! |
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Total Solar Eclipse Livestream (Archived from April 8, 2024)
Join us as we talk about eclipses, what causes them, how to safely view them and watch the peak of the eclipse from three locations in Texas: McDonald Observatory, Lake Buchanan, and Irving. We will also be showing live views from telescopes and on site cameras (weather permitting). |
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"Decoding Starbirth with AI" Live Deep Sky Tour (Archived from March 7, 2024)
Dr. Stella Offner and Saul Rivera show you views from a camera attached to a research-grade 16" telescope at the Frank N. Bash Visitors Center while talking to Dr. Offner about her research and how she is using AI to learn more about stellar formation. |
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FAMILY ASTRONOMY: Big Planets (Archived from November 8, 2023)
Your hosts Joe Wheelock and Saul Rivera show you live views of several planets in our solar system, teach you cool facts about them, and even talk about big planets in other star systems! |
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"Ring of Fire" Live October Annular Eclipse (Archived from October 14, 2023)
A special collaborative livestream between McDonald Observatory and the Blakemore Planetarium in Midland, Texas, for the October 2023 Annular Eclipse! Hosts and staff at both locations talk about eclipses, what causes them, how to safely view them, answer questions submitted by the public, and watch the peak of the eclipse, with live views from telescopes. |
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FAMILY ASTRONOMY: Books! Books! Books! (Archived from March 8, 2023)
We love astronomy, and we love astronomy books! Join us as we share some of our favorite astronomy books for all ages, |
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FAMILY ASTRONOMY: Galaxies (Archived from January 18, 2023)
Bring the whole family to look at, learn about, and even build your own galaxies! If you'd like to build a galaxy along with the live program, be ready with a 12-inch piece of cardboard or poster board, glue, cotton balls, and glitter glue or paint. |
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Mars Opposition Livestream with Lowell Observatory (Archived from December 8, 2022)
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Hobby-Eberly Telescope - LIVE from the Control Room (Archived from November 9, 2022)
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Hobby-Eberly Telescope Birthday Celebration (Archived from October 26, 2022)
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Live Milky Way Tour (Archived from Wednesday, August 24, 2022)
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Live Total Lunar Eclipse (Archived from Sunday, May 15, 2022)
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What is Spectroscopy? (Archived from Wednesday, February 16, 2022)
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Family Astronomy: Lives of Stars (Archived from Wednesday, January 26, 2022)
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Family Astronomy: Live Planets (Archived from Wednesday, October 27, 2021)
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Perseid Meteor Shower (Archived from Wednesday, August 11, 2021)
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Reflections on the 82-inch Telescope (Archived from May 5, 2021)Hosts: Kevin Mace and Martinique PautzkeJoin us as we celebrate the 82nd anniversary of the 82-inch Otto Struve Telescope. |
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Hobby-Eberly Telescope Tour (Archived from March 10, 2021)Hosts: Martinique Pautzke and Saul RiveraExplore McDonald Observatory’s 10-meter Hobby-Eberly Telescope nestled in the mountains of Far West Texas. |
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Planet Fest 2020 (Archived from October 21, 2020)Hosts: Stephen Hummel and Martinique PautzkeWatch this program from October 21, 2020 when Mars was at its nearest to Earth in 17 years. Also included in this program are |
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Jupiter & Saturn Conjunction 2020 (Archived from December 21, 2020)Hosts: Kevin Mace, Frank Cianciolo, and Stephen HummelThis program featured live views and discussion about the close conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn on December 21, 2020.
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