DoubleSTARS™ Spring 2026 Application Open
You can now apply for the Boyce-Astro Spring 2026 DoubleSTARS™ seminar and research project. See the attached flyer for the details and application link.
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Explore the Spring Sky with Boyce-Astro: Three Courses Starting Soon!
Boyce-Astro is starting the year with three introductory courses on three tracks for 2026. Whether you’re a student or an avid amateur astronomer, there’s science here for you!
Python for Astronomy Fall 2025 Application Open
Click here for the Python for Astronomy program flyer Click here to learn more about Python for Astronomy Application Open You can now apply for the Boyce-Astro Fall 2025 "Python for Astronomy" seminar and research project. See the attached flyer for the details...
The Weird and Wonderful World of Exoplanet Data
Hi all! I’m Skylar Larsen, and I am working on my PhD in Astronomy at Cornell University after completing my B.S. in Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences at MIT. My current specialty is characterizing exoplanets with TESS, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey...
DoubleSTARS™ Fall 2025 Application Open
Click here for the DoubleSTARS program flyer Click here to learn more about DoubleSTARS You can now apply for the Boyce-Astro Fall 2025 DoubleSTARS™ seminar and research project. See the attached flyer for the details and application link. Students who apply...
Boyce-Astro Lecture – The Weird and Wonderful World of Exoplanet Data
Cornell University Department of Astronomy Ph. D. Student August 16th 2025 10:00am PST To attend, register here
BAROspection – Intro to Spectroscopy Seminar
In this seminar we will cover introductory and historically significant astronomical & spectroscopy topics. We will not only learn the basics of spectroscopy, we will also use the Boyce Astro BARO telescope to obtain spectra. Then we will analyze the spectra...
Boyce-Astro Students become First Place Awards Winners
Anisha and Dhruv were honored to receive one of the First Place Awards in Physics & Astronomy, as well as recognition as top 20 overall out of approximately 400 projects, at the recently concluded 2025 Washington State Science and Engineering Fair (WSSEF)....
Boyce Astro 2025 Class Schedule Updated
Our annual class and seminar calendar was updated and is now available on the Boyce-Astro website. Courses span a wide range of topics in observational astronomy, including binary stars, photometry, and spectroscopy. Start dates are subject to change, so we...
Intro to Spectroscopy Course adds BARO Observatory Observations in August
After a successful prototype last summer, our spectroscopy course is back—now enhanced with new tools and observational opportunities. We’ve added spectroscopy capabilities at the BARO Observatory, allowing participants to gather real spectra and analyze them as...