The CMU Astronomy Club is a student run club that frequently hosts on and off-campus observing nights with telescopes, eclipse viewing events, solar observing events, guest speakers, backpacking observing trips, and many other community events. The club recently participated in the Colorado Space Grant Consortium's Demosat program, in which club members (collaborating with the Society of Physics Students) designed and built an experiment that went into space. They also participated in the Dynamic Eclipse Broadcast Initiative's citizen science program to image the Sun during the October, 2023 and April, 2024 partial solar eclipses.
Contact Club President Jaxon Potts: [email protected] or faculty advisor Dr. Catherine Whiting: [email protected] if you are interested in joining or learning more about the club.
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Flame Nebula
Taken by Jaxon Potts on April 11, 2024 at the Grand Mesa Observatory
Veil Nebula
Taken by Max Winnefeld on Sept 6, 2024 at Highline Lake State Park
Dumbbell Nebula
Taken Ally Thomason on Sept 19, 2024 on CMU's campus
Andromeda Galaxy
Taken by Garrison Turner on Sept 8, 2024 near Mack, CO
Hercules Cluster
Taken by Catherine Whiting on Sept 5, 2023 on CMU's campus