Morgan County Observatory

All outside events are weather dependent so please check back the day of the event.

Upcoming Events

April 19 - Planetarium Shows at 7:00pm and 8:15pm

Two Small Pieces of Glass

See the history of the telescope from Galileo’s modifications to a child’s spyglass — using two small pieces of glass — to the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope and the future of astronomy. Complemented with spectacular imagery of Saturn's rings, beautiful stellar nurseries and the spiral structure of galaxies, Two Small Pieces Of Glass explores the wonder and discoveries made by astronomers throughout the last 400 years.

An additional short movie on Spring stargazing is included.

  • Audience: 6 and up    Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

  • You must be in your seats 5 minutes before show time - late arrivals will not be seated for safety reasons.

Click here for tickets (Tickets $4)

An Out of This World Experience


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