LTO June Star Night
Friday, 17 June 2016 from 7:00 – 11:00 PM Public Star Night at the Little Thompson Observatory, 850 Spartan Ave at Berthoud High School (park east of the high school;…
LTO Star Night, March 2015
Friday, 18 March 2016 from 7:00 – 11:00 PM Public Star Night at the Little Thompson Observatory 850 Spartan Ave at Berthoud High School park east of the high school;…
24′ telescope working at LTO
The telescope was commissioned in 1963 for NASA to investigate the Lunar surface to determine whether it would be possible to land astronauts safely on the Moon
“Near Earth Objects” at the LTO
The inner solar system is home to something like a million Near-Earth Objects, or NEOs.
Star Night at the LTO, Jan 21
Our guest speaker is Bryan White, known from past years for his great 3-D comet slide show
Star Night at the LTO, December 17
Learn about two exciting NASA Discovery Program missions encountering comets, two of which are arriving at their spectacular destinations this winter!
Star Night at the LTO
The guest speaker for Friday, November 19 is Mark Shannon from Ball Aerospace in Boulder, CO. His talk will be on the Wide-field Infrared Survey Exployer (WISE) mission.
Public Star Night at the Little Thompson Observatory
Our guest speaker for this Friday is Meinte Veldhuis, president of the Little Thompson Science Foundation, which operates the LTO. The title of his talk will be: "Finishing the Construction…
LTO 24-Inch telescope installation
The Little Thompson Observatory 24-inch telescope has had a long journey. Brought to Berthoud a couple of years ago it had to await the construction of the second pier and…
Great Golf, The LTO Open
The LTO Open Golf Tournament on Saturday July 17, 2010 at Twin Peaks Golf Course in Longmont. The format is 4 person teams, best ball.