Astronomy Club
Former Astronomy Club President Miles Mercier works with the 9.25" imaging telescope inside the Sherzer Secondary Observatory.
Former Astronomy Club President Miles Mercier works with the 9.25" imaging telescope inside the Sherzer Secondary Observatory.
Come see the wonders of the universe through Eastern Michigan University's 10-inch apochromatic refractor telescope and via computerized telescopes on our scenic observation deck. On clear meeting nights, the observatory will be opened to stargaze. On cloudy nights, presentations or planetarium shows may be held indoors. Dress for Michigan weather just in case the sky happens to be clear!
Winter 2025 Astronomy Club Schedule:
The student-based academic club holds in-person on site meetings with University social meeting guidelines in place! The club has meetings beginning at 7pm in Room 402 Sherzer on alternate Monday evenings ( note: time adjusted a half hour earlier from 7:30pm). Next up is Monday, January, 27th. In the case of clouds, you may find us across the courtyard in 402 Mark Jefferson, the iconic planetarium "Sphere". We invite anyone curious about space and sciences, our facilities, our members and their interests to pay us a visit. Meetings are open to the public, agenda TBA at the meeting. The observatory is also scheduled to be open, IF clear, to coincide with these meetings. Any interested student is encourage to attend! Call 734.487.3033 to verify if we're open for observing. If someone answers, odds are we are in business. Meetings and public open house hours at the observatory are free! Sherzer Observatory and the planetarium sphere are two of the coolest, most unique venues on campus!
Remaining Winter 2025 meeting dates are Jan. 27, Feb 10, 24, Mar 10, 24, Apr 7, again starting at 7pm. If clear, the observatory will also be open during the total lunar eclipse of March 13-14 between 1am~3:30am (late Thursday into early hours of Friday morning). Dress for success. It is cold on the deck and in the observatory this time of year!
Student members with proper training have access to use great telescope equipment, the planetarium, and larger telescopes under darker skies at the EMU Fish Lake nature reserve near Lapeer, MI. The spring Fish Lake trek is planned for March 28-30, 2025. Mark your calendar! This adds to the experience possible during non-class hours that students can enjoy while here at the University.
Current Club Officers:
President: Nathan Guerra [email protected]
Vice President: Gedden "Axell" Cartin-Paez [email protected]
Secretary: Ali Khan [email protected]
Treasurer: Nick Urquhart [email protected]
Member at Large: Allie Muschong [email protected]
Faculty Advisor: Professor Norbert Vance [email protected]
Instagram: @astroclubemu
Remind: Text this message "@emuas"
These are for updates, meeting reminders, and we will send out messages on these platforms saying when we're in the observatory!
Sherzer Secondary Observatory Control Station in the Bob Justin Archive Room
Astronomy students in the Fish Lake Dining Hall being prepped for a night of observing under dark skies.