Events: Public Event

Join the astronomy department for a free public viewing at the Painter Hall telescope.

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm • In Person

Join the astronomy department for a free public viewing at the Painter Hall telescope.

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm • In Person

Join Reel Science at the Long Center for an evening of science discovery, film and telescope viewing during the Geminids meteor shower.

6:00 pm – 9:45 pm • In Person

Learn about mate selection in nature with Sunishka Thakura, a Ph.D. candidate in Integrative Biology at UT Austin who is studying how the social environment of animals can modulate their behavior, physiology and brain gene expression.

8:00 pm – 9:00 pm • In Person

Speaker(s): Sunishka Thakur

Texas Standard radio, the national daily news show of Texas, will celebrate 10 years on air and online by hitting the road. The program is broadcasting live from McDonald Observatory and other iconic locations across the Lone Star state.

10:00 am – 11:00 am • Virtual

Explore the science of spectroscopy at Texas Science & Natural History Museum in its special exhibit, Big Eye on Dark Skies, featuring a scale model of the Hobby-Eberly Telescope.

2:00 pm – 3:00 pm • In Person

The Red River Ensemble will give a special Holiday Concert featuring classical holiday music from Mozart, Handel and more.

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm • In Person

Join the McDonald Observatory as they explore white dwarf stars, neutron stars and black holes!

8:00 pm • Virtual

Enjoy FREE museum admission all day during H-E-B Free Fourth Sundays, held the fourth Sunday of every month.

1:00 pm – 5:00 pm • In Person

Enjoy FREE museum admission all day during H-E-B Free Fourth Sundays, held the fourth Sunday of every month.

1:00 pm – 5:00 pm • In Person