Upcoming Events

2025 Geminid Meteor Shower Viewing

Saturday, December 13, 9:30pm to 1am, Sunday, December 14.
Giant City State Park in Makanda, Illinois.
More information at: https://sites.google.com/view/seethegemsatgiantcity

Spring 2025 Public Astronomy Observations

Sunday, January 25, 2026, 6pm – 7:30pm. Public Astronomy Observation at Neckers Building Astronomy Observation Deck.

Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 3:30am – 6:30am. Public Astronomy Special Observation, Total Lunar Eclipse at the SIU Farms Astronomy Observation Area.

Sunday, April 26, 2026, 8:00pm – 9:30pm. Public Astronomy Observation at the Neckers Building Astronomy Observation Deck.

More information on public astronomy observations at: eclipse.siu.edu/public-astronomy-observations/

Check back here to learn about upcoming events including what SIU is doing for the August 12, 2026 and August 2, 2027 total solar eclipses in Spain and North Africa and the upcoming lunar eclipse right here at SIU on August 27, 2026. Look back at photos from the 2024 Eclipse at SIU Carbondale.