Eagle Lake Observatory

Address
10775 County Road 33
Norwood Young America, MN 55397 United States Get Directions

Overview

Location:
Carver County Baylor Regional Park
Address: 10775 County Road 33, Norwood-Young America, MN

Latitude: 44.8103

Longitude: -93.9397

Altitude: 1000 ft

The Eagle Lake Observatory is the main public outreach facility for the MAS. The site consists of the Onan Observatory, the Sylvia A. Casby Observatory and the HotSpot Classroom. The Sylvia A. Casby Observatory and the HotSpot Classroom became operational in the 2013 observing season and accompany the existing Onan Observatory which held its first public star party on April 28, 2000.

The Onan Observatory houses more than a dozen telescopes on four observing platforms. The observatory is open to the public and MAS members at scheduled times during the year. Public star parties are all-weather events (see FAQ below), assuring the observatory will be open to visitors.

The Sylvia A. Casby Observatory houses an 8″ TMB design refractor, a Takahashi Mewlon 300 Dall-Kirkham and a SV102 refractor. These telescopes set on an Astro Physics 3600 GTO mount, under a 12.5 foot Ash-Dome. Each observatory has the capability to display live video images of what the telescopes are viewing. These images are shown on monitors in each observatory as well as in the HotSpot Classroom. The HotSpot classroom provides a much needed building to conduct our presentations as well as a warming room for our guests to relax and enjoy live video feeds from the observatories telescopes throughout the night.

Events at this venue

Today

  • ELO Public Star Party

    ELO Public Star Party

    Eagle Lake Observatory 10775 County Road 33, Norwood Young America, MN, United States

    7:00 PM Featured Speaker: TBD Topic: TBD During a Public Star Party, we use our array of telescope platforms to show you the wonders of the night sky. Our primary goal during a star party is to view stars, star clusters, galaxies, nebula, planets and maybe a comet or two, all observable through our telescopes. […]

  • ELO Public Star Party

    ELO Public Star Party

    Eagle Lake Observatory 10775 County Road 33, Norwood Young America, MN, United States

    7:00 PM Featured Speaker: TBD Topic: TBD During a Public Star Party, we use our array of telescope platforms to show you the wonders of the night sky. Our primary goal during a star party is to view stars, star clusters, galaxies, nebula, planets and maybe a comet or two, all observable through our telescopes. […]

  • ELO Public Star Party

    ELO Public Star Party

    Eagle Lake Observatory 10775 County Road 33, Norwood Young America, MN, United States

    7:00 PM Featured Speaker: TBD Topic: TBD During a Public Star Party, we use our array of telescope platforms to show you the wonders of the night sky. Our primary goal during a star party is to view stars, star clusters, galaxies, nebula, planets and maybe a comet or two, all observable through our telescopes. […]

  • 2026 Spring Astronomy Day

    Eagle Lake Observatory 10775 County Road 33, Norwood Young America, MN, United States

    Saturday April 25, 2025 The Minnesota Astronomical Society would like to invite you to attend the Astronomical League’s Astronomy Day activities at the Eagle Lake Observatory in Baylor Regional Park. Speakers are scheduled throughout the day and will give talks on astronomy and what there is to see. Door prize drawing will be held Saturday […]

  • ELO Public Star Party

    ELO Public Star Party

    Eagle Lake Observatory 10775 County Road 33, Norwood Young America, MN, United States

    7:00 PM Featured Speaker: TBD Topic: TBD During a Public Star Party, we use our array of telescope platforms to show you the wonders of the night sky. Our primary goal during a star party is to view stars, star clusters, galaxies, nebula, planets and maybe a comet or two, all observable through our telescopes. […]

  • ELO Public Star Party

    ELO Public Star Party

    Eagle Lake Observatory 10775 County Road 33, Norwood Young America, MN, United States

    7:00 PM Featured Speaker: TBD Topic: TBD During a Public Star Party, we use our array of telescope platforms to show you the wonders of the night sky. Our primary goal during a star party is to view stars, star clusters, galaxies, nebula, planets and maybe a comet or two, all observable through our telescopes. […]

  • ELO Public Star Party

    ELO Public Star Party

    Eagle Lake Observatory 10775 County Road 33, Norwood Young America, MN, United States

    7:00 PM Featured Speaker: TBD Topic: TBD During a Public Star Party, we use our array of telescope platforms to show you the wonders of the night sky. Our primary goal during a star party is to view stars, star clusters, galaxies, nebula, planets and maybe a comet or two, all observable through our telescopes. […]

  • ELO Public Star Party

    ELO Public Star Party

    Eagle Lake Observatory 10775 County Road 33, Norwood Young America, MN, United States

    7:00 PM Featured Speaker: TBD Topic: TBD During a Public Star Party, we use our array of telescope platforms to show you the wonders of the night sky. Our primary goal during a star party is to view stars, star clusters, galaxies, nebula, planets and maybe a comet or two, all observable through our telescopes. […]

  • ELO Public Star Party

    ELO Public Star Party

    Eagle Lake Observatory 10775 County Road 33, Norwood Young America, MN, United States

    7:00 PM Featured Speaker: TBD Topic: TBD During a Public Star Party, we use our array of telescope platforms to show you the wonders of the night sky. Our primary goal during a star party is to view stars, star clusters, galaxies, nebula, planets and maybe a comet or two, all observable through our telescopes. […]

  • ELO Public Star Party

    ELO Public Star Party

    Eagle Lake Observatory 10775 County Road 33, Norwood Young America, MN, United States

    7:00 PM Featured Speaker: TBD Topic: TBD During a Public Star Party, we use our array of telescope platforms to show you the wonders of the night sky. Our primary goal during a star party is to view stars, star clusters, galaxies, nebula, planets and maybe a comet or two, all observable through our telescopes. […]

  • 2026 Camping With The Stars

    Eagle Lake Observatory 10775 County Road 33, Norwood Young America, MN, United States

    The Minnesota Astronomical Society would like to invite you to attend the Annual Camping With the Stars at the Eagle Lake Observatory in Baylor Regional Park. Speakers are scheduled throughout the day and will give talks on astronomy and what there is to see. Door prize and raffle prize drawings will be held Saturday evening […]

  • ELO Public Star Party

    ELO Public Star Party

    Eagle Lake Observatory 10775 County Road 33, Norwood Young America, MN, United States

    7:00 PM Featured Speaker: TBD Topic: TBD During a Public Star Party, we use our array of telescope platforms to show you the wonders of the night sky. Our primary goal during a star party is to view stars, star clusters, galaxies, nebula, planets and maybe a comet or two, all observable through our telescopes. […]