The University of Texas at Austin

Department of Astronomy & McDonald Observatory

Welcome to The University of Texas at Austin's Astronomy Program Home Page! The Astronomy Program at The University of Texas at Austin comprises both the Department of Astronomy and the McDonald Observatory.

Overview

The goal of this service is to provide the Internet community with information and services relating to our Astronomy Program, and also to astronomy in general.

Below are sections on popular "Hot Items" of general interest to the internet community, and a listing of the information about the Department of Astronomy and McDonald Observatory available online.

• Pictures of the construction of the Hobby-Eberly Telescope

• Information about the Hobby-Eberly Telescope being constructed at McDonald Observatory.
• The daily Stardate Radio Scripts.

• McDonald's Shoemaker-Levy 9 impact images.

• an overview of the department & read our AAS Annual Report
• a list of our educational resources, astronomy degree programs, and Classes
• The astronomical research that is taking place at UT
• the Public Information Office (PIO) including scripts from the StarDate radio program
• Personal Pages of different researchers, staff, students, and faculty.
• Information about the facilities, personnel, and colloquium/seminars
• Hyperion's Home page with some astronomical internet resources

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