The BSU Observatory is a small but active facility dedicated to public outreach, undergraduate research, and academic support.
The observatory hosts classes, outreach events, and research sessions using the main telescope and CCD camera in the dome or a second large telescope with a spectrograph. Our staff are dedicated to learning astronomy and teaching it to the public. The students who work here come from disparate disciplines, backgrounds, and levels of experience, but are united by their love of astronomy and the night sky.
Observatory Manager: Jamie Kern
Observatory Curator: Joseph Doyle
Part-time Faculty Assistant: Caleb Derochea
Student Employees: Jakhai Nicholson, Madison Abrants, Brady Savage, Nolan Malatesta, Arianna Garvey, Janelle Murphy, Aradia Dahlen, Jason Goldberg, Nathan Castillo, Josiah Severe, Maxfield Capron, Casey Rush, William Cruz, Joshua Andres, and Kayla O'Sullivan.