Located at the southeast corner of the Valparaiso University
campus, the VU Observatory houses a 16 inch, computer-controlled
reflecting telescope used for undergraduate instruction and research
under the direction of Professor Bruce
Hrivnak. Data are acquired from a variety of stellar objects
using a spectrophotometer and a CCD camera. Students work on the
analysis of this data in a small attached building as well as in the
Neils Science Center.
Frequent open house
sessions are scheduled. Many students and community members visit the
VU Observatory for these events.
