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On one of the viewing decks at MLO, Astronomy graduate student Josh Bardwell calibrates an EV scope to the luminous Orion constellation, using a handheld laser to point out the Orion Nebula within it.

On one of the viewing decks at MLO, Astronomy graduate student Josh Bardwell calibrates an EV scope to the luminous Orion constellation, using a handheld laser to point out the Orion Nebula within it. (Photo by Matt Furman)

 

Tucked among the towering pines east of San Diego is SDSU’s Mount Laguna Observatory. It’s a learning lab for budding astronomers — and bonus, in the summer it opens to the public with a Saturday night visitor program.

Read the story in the Spring 2024 web edition of SDSU Magazine.

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