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.
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.