W.M. Keck Observatory
Using the world's largest optical and infrared telescopes, atop the summit of Hawaii's dormant Mauna Kea volcano, astronomers probe the deepest regions of the universe with unprecedented power and precision.

Lick Observatory
Located atop Mount Hamilton in the Diablo Range east of San Jose, California, UC's Lick Observatory was founded in 1888 and remains among the most productive research observatories in the world.

Berkeley Lawrence Hall of Science Planetarium
The William K. Holt Planetarium has developed an international reputation as leaders in the design of audience-participation planetarium programs. See the moon, planets, star clusters, galaxies, and more through astronomical telescopes every first and third Saturday of each month on the plaza.

Irvine Observatory
Located in the fields on the outskirts of the Irvine campus, this UC observatory has a large computer-controlled telescope and numerous other smaller, portable telescopes. The observatory is used in astronomy classes and physics experiments and hosts public tours and visitor nights.

Los Angeles - UCLA Planetarium and Telescope Shows
The planetarium's free shows are given by UCLA professors, post-doctoral researchers and graduate students. Suitable for all ages, the shows commonly include discussion about the current night sky, constellations, astronomical phenomena and more!

San Diego - Cecil and Ida Green Piñon Flat Observatory
Located between the San Andreas and San Jacinto faults, the two most active faults in Southern California, the Piñon Flat Observatory is close enough to monitor the deformations that drive the earthquake process.

San Diego - Proposed “POLARBEAR” telescope will—for the first time—use gravitational waves to allow physicists to better understand how the universe began.

White Mountain - Barcroft Observatory
North America's highest research station

UC Research on Air, Climate and Space