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Due to the coronavirus measures our campus is taking to keep our community healthy and safe, please note that events may be canceled or moved to a virtual format.

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M82 Exploding Galaxy in Ursa Major
03
Apr

Stargazing

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  • Widener Observatory - Kirkbride Hall
Open to:
  • Alumni
  • Community/Public
  • Current Adult & Professional Studies Students
  • Current Graduate Students
  • Current Undergraduate Students
  • Faculty/Staff

This event has been CANCELED due to the coronavirus measures our campus is taking to keep our community healthy and safe.

NGC 891 Edge-On Spiral Galaxy in Andromeda
06
Apr

Stargazing

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  • Widener Observatory - Kirkbride Hall
Open to:
  • Alumni
  • Community/Public
  • Current Adult & Professional Studies Students
  • Current Graduate Students
  • Current Undergraduate Students
  • Faculty/Staff

This event has been CANCELED due to the coronavirus measures our campus is taking to keep our community healthy and safe.

M51 Whirlpool Galaxy in Ursa Major
13
Apr

Stargazing

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  • Widener Observatory - Kirkbride Hall
Open to:
  • Alumni
  • Community/Public
  • Current Adult & Professional Studies Students
  • Current Graduate Students
  • Current Undergraduate Students
  • Faculty/Staff

This event has been CANCELED due to the coronavirus measures our campus is taking to keep our community healthy and safe.

Sun with prominences
20
Apr

Stargazing

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  • Widener Observatory - Kirkbride Hall
Open to:
  • Alumni
  • Community/Public
  • Current Adult & Professional Studies Students
  • Current Graduate Students
  • Current Undergraduate Students
  • Faculty/Staff

This event has been CANCELED due to the coronavirus measures our campus is taking to keep our community healthy and safe.

4 Galaxies in Leo
27
Apr

Stargazing

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  • Widener Observatory - Kirkbride Hall
Open to:
  • Alumni
  • Community/Public
  • Current Adult & Professional Studies Students
  • Current Graduate Students
  • Current Undergraduate Students
  • Faculty/Staff

This event has been CANCELED due to the coronavirus measures our campus is taking to keep our community healthy and safe.

Widener band playing brass instruments
28
Apr

Widener University Day of Brass

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  • Kapelski Learning Center
Open to:
  • Current Adult & Professional Studies Students
  • Current Graduate Students
  • Current Undergraduate Students
  • Faculty/Staff

Guest clinician Gino Cipriani will work with high school students through technique/fundamentals and music! Bring your marching or concert instrument.

M104 Sombrero Galaxy
01
May

Stargazing

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  • Widener Observatory - Kirkbride Hall
Open to:
  • Alumni
  • Community/Public
  • Current Adult & Professional Studies Students
  • Current Graduate Students
  • Current Undergraduate Students
  • Faculty/Staff

This event has been CANCELED due to the coronavirus measures our campus is taking to keep our community healthy and safe.

First Quarter Moon
04
May

Stargazing

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  • Widener Observatory - Kirkbride Hall
Open to:
  • Alumni
  • Community/Public
  • Current Adult & Professional Studies Students
  • Current Graduate Students
  • Current Undergraduate Students
  • Faculty/Staff

This event has been CANCELED due to the coronavirus measures our campus is taking to keep our community healthy and safe.

Lunar Apennine Mountains
11
May

Stargazing

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  • Widener Observatory - Kirkbride Hall
Open to:
  • Alumni
  • Community/Public
  • Current Adult & Professional Studies Students
  • Current Graduate Students
  • Current Undergraduate Students
  • Faculty/Staff

This event has been CANCELED due to the coronavirus measures our campus is taking to keep our community healthy and safe.

Observatory NGC 4565 Needle Galaxy in Coma Berenices
18
May

Stargazing

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  • Widener Observatory - Kirkbride Hall
Open to:
  • Alumni
  • Community/Public
  • Current Adult & Professional Studies Students
  • Current Graduate Students
  • Current Undergraduate Students
  • Faculty/Staff

This event has been CANCELED due to the coronavirus measures our campus is taking to keep our community healthy and safe.

Sun with prominences
05
Jun

Stargazing

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  • Widener Observatory - Kirkbride Hall
Open to:
  • Alumni
  • Community/Public
  • Current Adult & Professional Studies Students
  • Current Graduate Students
  • Current Undergraduate Students
  • Faculty/Staff

This event has been CANCELED due to the coronavirus measures our campus is taking to keep our community healthy and safe.

Young Scientists Summer Camp
22
Jun

Next Generation Scientists Summer Mini-camp

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  • Widener University Main Campus
Open to:
  • Community/Public
  • Prospective Undergraduate Students

Widener's Next Generation Scientists Summer Mini-Camp is the perfect place for high school students to explore subjects hands-on as diverse as biochemistry, biology, chemistry, computer science, environmental science, mathematics, and physics and astronomy.