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Now & Then: Whittie Eyes on the Skies

The rooftop of Whitman College’s Hall of Science has given generations of students a spectacular vantage point for witnessing some of nature’s most inspiring astronomical phenomena.

A student wearing a NASA T-shirt that says ‘I need my space’ looks into a telescope at night
Sept. 5, 2025. New Whitties wrap up their first week on campus with some stargazing from the Hall of Science rooftop, using an Orion 8-inch Newtonian telescope.
Black and white photo of people with cameras standing on the roof of the Hall of Science
Feb. 26, 1979. A group of Whitties waits on the rooftop on a rainy winter day hoping for a break in the clouds to experience a total solar eclipse.

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Published on Aug 19, 2026

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