Can you visit PAGASA Observatory? Yes
Telescoping sessions by request (2 weeks ahead); free shows during Astronomy and Space Weeks.
A public night at an observatory usually starts at dusk with a short talk, then a line at the eyepiece of the main telescope for the Moon, a planet or a bright cluster, with volunteers' smaller telescopes set up outside. Dress for the night air even in summer: domes are not heated, so the telescope stays at outside temperature. Many nights sell out or cancel for clouds, so check the observatory's site on the day.
What PAGASA Observatory observes
The list does not describe the instruments at PAGASA Observatory yet; the official site has them.
How dark the sky is at PAGASA Observatory
PAGASA Observatory has no Bortle rating in the list yet. The scale below shows what each class looks like.
Sky brightness and class come from the World Atlas of Artificial Night Sky Brightness (Falchi et al. 2016, CC BY-NC 4.0), with natural skyglow added, at the coordinates below. Research telescopes are often sited on mountains above the haze, so the real sky can be darker than the map suggests.
PAGASA Observatory among the observatories of Philippines
Green dots are observatories open to the public, blue dots research or private sites, squares dark sky places; select one for its page. See Observatories in Philippines for the full list.
The coordinates on this page point to PAGASA Observatory, UP Diliman: 14.651°N, 121.072°E.
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Open the larger map · Directions. Mountain observatory roads are often gated after dark; go only on a scheduled public night.
Dark sky places, observatories and clubs near PAGASA Observatory
Nearest dark sky places
| Place | Where | Bortle | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| WK Forest Reserve | Tanay, Philippines | 4 | 28 km (18 mi) |
| Tagaytay | Tagaytay, Philippines | 4 | 63 km (39 mi) |
| Cagbalete Island | Mauban, Philippines | 2 | 92 km (57 mi) |
| Mount Gulugod Baboy | Mabini, Philippines | 4 | 105 km (65 mi) |
| Zambales | San Antonio, Philippines | 3 | 111 km (69 mi) |
| Laiya | San Juan, Philippines | 3 | 114 km (71 mi) |
Astronomy clubs within 150 km
- University of the Philippines Astronomical Society (UP AstroSoc)Quezon City, Philippines, 2 km (1 mi)
- Astronomical League of the PhilippinesManila, Philippines, 11 km (7 mi)
- Philippine Astronomical SocietyManila, Philippines, 11 km (7 mi)
PAGASA Observatory record
Every value in the observatories dataset for PAGASA Observatory
| ID | 583 |
|---|---|
| Name | PAGASA Observatory |
| Address | University of the Philippines Diliman |
| City | Quezon City |
| State | Metro Manila |
| Country | Philippines |
| Continent | Asia |
| Subcontinent | Southeast Asia |
| Web | https://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/astronomy |
| Public | y |
| Lat | 14.65111 |
| Lon | 121.07222 |
| LatLonSpot | PAGASA Observatory, UP Diliman |
| Status | Active |
| StatusNote | PAGASA Space Science and Astronomy Section |
| PublicNote | Telescoping sessions by request (2 weeks ahead); free shows during Astronomy and Space Weeks |
| Sources | https://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/astronomy; https://wikwiand-revamp.pages.dev/en/PAGASA_Observatory |
From the site's observatories dataset (observatoriesglobal_q426). Distances are computed from the coordinates.