Education/Outreach

  • Crowd under the Dyer tent with songwriters on the stage and an illustrative painting beind done in the foreground

    Festive Fall Events of October 2024

    Dyer Observatory is especially gorgeous in autumn as it sits among the changing treetops. We enjoyed a wide variety of events, but here are a few favorites. On October 2, 2024, Percy Priest Elementary held a songwriters night as a fundraiser. Appearing were Jonathan Singleton, Sasha… Read More

    Nov. 6, 2024

  • Dr. Billy Teets presenting at Astronomy on Tap

    Be a Part of Nashville’s Astronomy on Tap

    The first successful Astronomy on Tap event took place in Brooklyn in 2013. The concept quickly spread due to the international nature of the astronomy community and the general public’s growing interest in space exploration and discovery. AoT has expanded to cities across America and to international outposts in… Read More

    Oct. 1, 2024

  • Launch of a camper-made rocket.

    Campers Have a Blast at Dyer Observatory

    A drone takes an eggonaut lander to a height of about 100 feet and releases it. If engineered well, the campers’ landers will protect the fragile egg astronaut from cracking.  Alex Rockafellar Dyer Observatory completed another round of summer camps this past July.  The two week-long day camps, one… Read More

    Aug. 15, 2024