UTC Clarence T. Jones Observatory

Thank you Chattanooga for the incredible turn out for our last Star Party of the year on Sunday. It was an interesting Fall season with the small set back we had in September. We are excited to continue our contact and outreach, educating the public about the universe and other astronomy-related topics and hope that you join us for our Star Parties in the spring. The Spring schedule will be posted early in January. As we close out the year, we'd like to thank all of the volunteers from the BAS and UTC that make the Star Parties what they are. We'll see you next year!!!

Join us for our last Star Party of the season this Sunday. Details:
Sunday December 3, 2023
Lecture Topic-Extraterrestrial Life
Featured Constellations-Orion
Gates open at 5:30. Lecture and Planetarium show begin at 6:00. Telescope viewing until 8:00.

Congratulations to the Barnard Astronomical Society for their 100 year anniversary! Did you know that this amateur astronomical society is responsible for establishing the observatory and the telescope? Check out a little history in this post and learn more at https://barnardastronomy.org/

Looks like the sky might behave for us tonight! Come join us for a Star Party. 🪐 Gates open at 5:30, lecture and planetarium shows start at 6:00.

Let's enjoy another Star Party this Sunday. We hope to see you there!
Information:
Sunday November 19, 2023
Lecture Topic- Cryovolcanoes-How Cool is That?
Featured Constellations-Orion
Gates open at 5:30. Lecture and Planetarium show begin at 6:00. Telescope viewing until 8:00.

Thank you to everyone who came out to our first Star Party of the season. We hope you enjoyed our new planetarium projector. We have so many exciting things in store for the future! Make sure to come back to our future Star Parties. Our next one is this next Sunday (19th). We hope to see you there!

Happening now! We’re having a Star Party!!

Thank you for your patience! We are happy to announce that we will have our first Star Party of the season this Sunday! We have been waiting to celebrate so many new upgrades with you, including a new planetarium projector that will provide you with an upgraded experience. Please join us this Sunday. Here is the information:
Sunday November 12, 2023
Lecture Topic: Cryovolcanoes—How Cool is That?
Featured Constellations-The Pleiades
Gates open at 5:30. Lecture and Planetarium show begin at 6:00. Telescope viewing if clear until 8:00.

Hopefully, this will be the last cancelled Star Party. We are still working to get the Observatory in-shape for the public and are taking it one week at a time. Please pass the word that this coming Sunday, Nov. 5th Star Party is cancelled. Stay tuned for more information about the rest of our Star Parties this season.

Hello wonderful folks. You helped us pass along the word about the last Star Party that was cancelled, please help us again. We are unfortunately cancelling the October 29th Star Party as we still need to remove the smoke smell from the building. Once that has been done, and we do some final clean up, we'll get these parties started! So, stay tuned, we're going to take it one week at a time. Thank you again for your support, we are so excited to welcome you back to the Observatory and show you all of the new and exciting additions to your experience, hopefully very soon!

Thank you to the BAS for partnering with us at The Chattanooga Market Smart is Cool day. We enjoyed sharing information about the observatory and the Sun!

Please spread the word that tonight's Star Party is cancelled. We are still assessing the damage and will share news about our future Star Parties, etc. as soon as we have more information about how long it will take us to reopen. We are optimistic that we will continue with our Star Parties this season and will keep you updated via our social media pages. We feel the love from the community and thank you for your concern and your appreciation for Chattanooga's historic Observatory. We ask that you stay away from the site as the investigation continues. Once we're given the all clear, you can guarantee that we will work to get the public back to learning about the universe!

This Sunday’s Star Party is canceled do to a fire at the observatory. We’ll keep everyone updated about the future of our Star parties this season in future posts as we know more.

CANCELLED!!!!!!!!It's finally happening! Join us this Sunday for our first Star Party of the season. It's free to the public and we happily accept donations. We're kicking the season off with a lecture on 'Volcanoes in the Solar System'. You won't want to miss this explosive program! We hope to see you there. Here are the details:

Sunday October 22, 2023
Lecture Topic-Volcanoes in the Solar System
Featured Constellations-The Summer Triangle
Gates open at 6:30. Lecture and Planetarium show begin at 7:00. Telescope viewing until 9:00.

Remember to come and see us this Sunday at the market. We're partnering with the Barnard Astronomical Society. We hope to see you there!

Come visit us at the Chattanooga Market for Smart is Cool day on October, 22nd. UTC is partnering with the Barnard Astronomical Society to share information about the Observatory and the amazing field of Astronomy. The booth will showcase the Observatory and the BAS will have displays, including how to observe the sun!

Come visit us at the Chattanooga Market for Smart is Cool day on October, 22nd. UTC is partnering with the Barnard Astronomical Society to share information about the Observatory and the amazing field of Astronomy. The booth will showcase the Observatory and the BAS will have displays, including how to observe the sun!

Today for MOCS Give Day, we invite you to donate to the Friends of the Observatory Fund. This fund helps us update, maintain, and run our historic observatory. You can donate to the Friends fund at the link below. Thank you and we hope to see you at our Star Parties starting October 22nd! Give here: https://securelb.imodules.com/s/1341/utc/form/19/form.aspx?sid=1341&gid=3&pgid=20512&cid=40958&appealcode=CD240001&src=webgiv