Friday at Kopernik
Citizen Science:
Space Weather We Can Do Together
May 23, 8 PM

Posted onMay 20, 2025Leave a comment

Since the 2017 Solar Eclipse QSO Party, the Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation (HamSCI), has been bringing together amateur radio operators and professional space scientists to develop new and innovative ways to study space weather and its impacts on the ionosphere and radio propagation. In his presentation, Nathaniel A. Frissell … read more

RocketFest 2025 Registration is Now Open

Posted onMay 3, 2025May 27, 20254 Comments

Click Here to Access Our Online Registration Site

Kopernik Mission Control:

Commence Countdown

5…4…3…2…1

We Have Liftoff of RocketFest 2025! A family-friendly rocket launching event!

Build a Model Rocket at Home

Launch at Kopernik on June 7

Registration Closes Monday, June 2

5 Pick

Kopernik Summer Camp Registration is Now Open

Posted onMarch 14, 2025May 23, 2025Leave a comment

Click Here to Access Our Online Registration Site

For the 33rd summer, the Kopernik Observatory & Science Center in Vestal, NY is offering weeklong camps for students entering grades 2-12 for the 2025/26 school year. Online registration is now open and some camps have already filled up. Click this link… read more

KoperniKids Returns!
STEM Programs for Ages 3–6
Winter/Spring Registration Now Open

Posted onFebruary 4, 2025February 4, 20252 Comments

KoperniKids is back and our Winter/Spring 2025 program schedule is now available. KoperniKids is a kid-friendly approach to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) exploration designed especially for children 3 to 6 years old. Each session will offer fun, hands-on learning with a different set of activities, experiments, and songs … read more

Join the Kopernik Team!

Posted onSeptember 9, 2024October 7, 2024Leave a comment

Apply to be a Kopernik Educator

Are you a K-12 educator who loves teaching science? Are you a retired teacher looking to be part of a community of educators who value designing learning experiences that delight and excite young people? Are you a working teacher who would like to … read more

Kopernik Observatory & Science Center Is Now on Flickr
Check Out Our Photo Gallery

Posted onAugust 20, 2021February 16, 20242 Comments

Kopernik Observatory now has a Flickr account. To see the most recent photos taken at the Observatory, please follow this link. … read more