The Public Night is now the first Friday of the Month

We have had a couple years of great viewing, but we have now caught up to the full moon. So we have changed our public viewing nights to the first Friday of each month. We look forward to seeing you at the next public viewing night.

Public Viewing Night at the Observatory - May 4, 2012

Friday, May 4, 2012 is the next public night. The doors will open at 8:00 pm and we will observe the celestial wonders until 10 pm.  We hope you can join us.

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Humble ISD is one of the few school districts in the country with its own astronomical observatory. The idea for the observatory originally came as part of a challenge grant by the Humble ISD Education Foundation. The Foundation invited educators to come up with ideas for its Challenge Your Dreams campaign, a major project that would help student education. The Foundation raised funds needed for construction and received the largest donation from Insperity, Inc., which contributed $300,000. Insperity raised the funds through corporate dollars and an employee fundraising campaign to help fund the observatory's construction.

The Insperity Observatory became fully operational in June of 2009. Through the support of many donors, this state of the art facility is now available to students and families in our area. However, funds are still needed to equip this observatory with teaching materials and equipment. If you would like to support the exciting efforts of the Observatory, designate your gift today!

There is a tool available for schools and classes to make reservations to have a night at the Observatory. You can take a look at our Observatory calendar to see what's scheduled.