Sky watching
Weekend nights.
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The Dietrich Schiel Observatory, popularly known as the observatory of the University of São Paulo's Centre for Scientific and Cultural Outreach (CDCC) in São Carlos, was set up on 4 April 1986 and opened on the 10th of that month, coinciding with the passage of Halley's Comet. It stands on the university's Campus 1 in the city centre. It is a small professional observatory devoted to sharing astronomy with the general public, and also gives technical and scientific guidance to anyone interested. In December 2011, after a quarter of a century, it was named the Astronomy Outreach Centre, Dietrich Schiel Observatory, on a date marking Brazil's Astronomer's Day and the birthday of Emperor Pedro II, a keen astronomer. Night-sky sessions used to run on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 20:00 to 22:00, weather permitting, and since February 2026 the centre has had a new planetarium with public shows at weekends at 15:00 and 16:00, tickets handed out half an hour before. Check the current programme before going.
Weekend nights.
Since 2026.
City centre.
Avenida Dr. Carlos Botelho 1465, USP Campus 1, São Carlos
Yes, its shows go ahead even in cloud or rain.
