The MacAdam Student Observatory is a University of Kentucky building located on top of parking garage structure #2 that is used by faculty and students for research and learning.

Except when the observatory is open to the public, the parking gates in parking structure #2 are generally down and is patrolled by officers. Here is a map to nearby alternative parking.

Our street address is 301 Hilltop Ave., Lexington, KY 40506.

Timothy Knauer, Director

MacAdam Student Observatory
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Email: TimKnauer@uky.edu
Phone (Observatory): (859) 257-5330
Phone (Office): (859) 257-7147

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News & Updates

Kentucky Sky Talk: Kyle McCarthy

10-May-2012 8PM, Chemistry-Physics Building Room 155

Title: Finding Alien Planets Around Nearby Stars!

• Flyer:  May 2012 SkyTalk Flyer.pdf
• May All Sky Map.pdf
  • (Maps created using Guide 8)

The MacAdam Student Observatory staff are pleased to welcome the public to our facility. We present a program of public outreach on every second Thursday of the month.  A 40-minute presentation on astronomy will begin at 8:00 PM, in  the Chemistry-Physics Building, before moving across the street to the observatory, weather permitting. Note that the temperature at the telescope is the same as it is outside. The Observatory is located on Parking Structure #2 on the University of Kentucky campus (Number 618 on this interactive map.)

Parking Note: Guests for the monthly SkyTalk that bring vehicles should plan on leaving them in Parking Structure #2, next to the observatory. Visitors that park elsewhere are subject to citation.

To AST191 and 192 Students:

Information for students visiting the observatory.pdf