Yerkes Observatory Tour
Schedule
Sat Apr 25 2026 at 11:00 am to 06:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
218 Normal Rd - Davis Hall, DeKalb, IL, United States, Illinois 60115 | Dekalb, IL
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The NIU Observatory is planning a tour to visit the Yerkes Observatory in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, on April 25th, 2026. Yerkes is a wonderfully historic building, and is home to the worlds largest refracting telescope. Participants will enjoy a 90 minute tour of the building and grounds, followed by time to explore scenic downtown Lake Geneva. Tickets are $25 per person, and transportation to and from the event will be provided by the NIU Observatory. All minors must be accompanied by an adult. Please contact [email protected] for more info!We will meet at NIU at 11am, and plan to leave campus by 11:15am, and arrive at Yerkes around 12:45. Our tour is from 1-2:30pm. Following the tour and free time we will meet to head back to DeKalb at 4:30pm and should return to campus around 6pm.
Click here for registration! https://registeruo.niu.edu/Ungerboeck_Public/emc00/register.aspx?aat=696d4d42625a746e734c74584230474130616d3665304c6d575772474a36513250536f7a51736c2b6c2b453d
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