![]() ![]() Coming up in August, you can learn about the phases of the moon or dive into the dark universe with ASKC volunteers at Powell.įlickr Dark Sky Missouri (part of the International Dark-Sky Association) offers suggestions for stargazing locations in Missouri and its state parks. There, ASKC hosts public events on the first and third Saturdays of the month, May through October. The best way to tell if it’s open is to check their Twitter feed You can access Royall Hall via the skybridge from the fourth level of the parking lot at Rockhill Road and 52nd Street, then proceed up a stairwell to access the roof.Ībout a 45-minute drive south of the city, the Powell Observatoryis located in Louisburg, Kansas. The site is staffed by enthusiastic and knowledgeable ASKC volunteers. They donated the telescope to UMKC and it was installed in 1974, a part of the campus for nearly 50 years. It took him over nine years to build and they housed it in their backyard. The prize of the telescope collection is the 8-foot-long, 16-inch diameter, 900-pound custom-built telescope made by Stan Warkoczewski as a gift for his wife, Helen, in the mid-1950s. Warko (pronounced “var-ko”) is open to the public on clear Friday evenings from May to October, starting at dusk. On the UMKC campus, the Warkoczewski Observatoryis located on the roof of Royall Hall. The group's general meetings (on the fourth Saturday each month) and Second Saturday Astronomy (second Saturdays), as well as other astronomical information, are shared on ASKC's Facebook page. It was founded in 1924 and is one of the largest astronomical societies in the country.ĪSKC runs two observatories and hosts astronomy-related events as well. The Astronomical Society of Kansas City(ASKC) provides education and outreach to the Kansas City community. Get a close-up look at the celestial bodies in our universe from one of our region’s observatories. KCUR 89.3 On the UMKC campus, the Warkoczewski Observatory is located on the roof of Royall Hall, and is open to the public on clear Friday evenings from May to October, starting at dusk. Your best chance of seeing meteors is during its peak on August 12-13.Įxplore the cosmos with this celestial tour of Kansas City: It's also the season of the Perseids meteor shower, which began July 17 and continues through mid-August. In Kansas, the motto “Ad Astra Per Aspera” (To The Stars Through Difficulty) was adopted in May 1861, signifying Kansas’ long battle to statehood and joining the union. They’ve guided our travels, told our fortunes and shaped our lives. Putting that majesty into detail, NASA released first images from the James Webb Space Telescope on July 12, revealing exquisite, glittering images of galaxies far, far away.īut celestial bodies have always fascinated us. Beneath that starry canopy, we live and dream and gaze above, star-struck by its magnitude and awe. At others, we’re reminded that we’re just an infinitesimal speck in the swirling mass of the Milky Way Galaxy. Sometimes, Kansas City feels like the center of the universe, a rising star of the Midwest. You can sign up to receive stories like this in your inbox every Tuesday. ![]() ![]() This story was first published in KCUR's Creative Adventure newsletter. ![]()
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