Stargazing

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Look up at the stars

Our Plaza offers a pleasant venue for viewing the evening skies, and one of the best views of the Bay! Although the Hall no longer offers monthly facilitated stargazing sessions, we encourage anyone with an interest in the skies to take advantage of the views from our Plaza.

Enjoy the twinkle of the city lights along the San Francisco Bay in addition to the twinkle of the stars and constellations above your head. Bring your own binoculars or telescope, and share the Universe with your family and friends!

Skymaps.com: Download a free sky map each month.
Heavens-Above: Find satellite passes and more over Berkeley.
Starwheels: make your own adjustable star maps.

Sky & Telescope's This Week's Sky at a Glance: A list of interesting sky phenomena—updated every Friday.
U.S. Naval Observatory's The Sky This Week: More sky phenomena—updated every Tuesday.
CalSky: A customizable astronomical calendar.
What's Up? Video Podcasts: A monthly vodcast put out by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.