Calendar of Events

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What Types of Events are at RFO?

Being a public observatory, we pride ourselves on having a variety of events that appeal to both amateurs and seasoned star gazers alike.  Our signature event is our public star party, held once or twice a month on new moon nights. These are family friendly events that include presentations on astronomical topics, viewing through our three main telescopes, as well as through additional telescopes set up outside, operated by RFO docents.

In addition, we offer a variety of different classes and programs that help bring the cosmos to the public.  More information on our events can be found under the Events menu above, as well as on our ticketing site, rfo.simpletix.com.

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Clear Sky Chart

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Testimonials

Check out what visitors have to say about the RFO!

We enjoyed the opportunity to review the universe – thank you!

Public star party visitor

I thoroughly enjoyed my visit to RFO and would like to come back in the future!

Public star party visitor

The members of the TTAG team all want to thank you for welcoming us to the observatory…During the Planet Walk, one of the girls told me that she was not exposed to an astronomy curriculum in school and was absolutely fascinated to learn more about this subject. Yeh!!! By the time we headed home, all of the girls were chatty and excited about their experience.

Diane Meyers
TTAG (Tech Trek Alumnae Group)

The students and adult chaperones were raving about all the new things they learned so I am really grateful for all that you did for us to make it happen.

Joscelyn Mountain-Tuller
Eighth Grade Science Teacher
Willowside Middle School

Thank you for an AMAZING night at RFO last night – the weather, skies and viewing conditions could not have been better! The students were just thrilled to be there and I know we want to come back soon.

Aparna Venkatesan
USF

Thank you so much for your wonderful work yesterday! Our guests were so very pleased to use your telescope, and I received a lot of excited feedback from our team who got to look at the moon and at Saturn. We appreciate you staying out late with us!

Emma Gray
Events Coordinator
Chandon Winery