About 30 miles southeast of Bend, the Pine Mountain Observatory offers a stunning glimpse into the dark skies of Oregon’s High Desert. Operated by the University of Oregon Department of Physics, the ...

Oregon was “very disappointed.” Defensive coordinator Tosh Lupoi was “pissed off.” Dan Lanning said it was a “bittersweet game.” The... The University of Oregon’s space observatory, Pine Mountain ...

Pine Mountain rises out of the High Desert steppe of Central Oregon, an island of timbered peaks and valleys that reaches 6,349 feet at its highest point. It’s about eight miles from the ...

BEND, Ore. (AP) — The total solar eclipse that will pass over Central Oregon in August is a big enough deal that the staff at Pine Mountain Observatory will be playing hooky for the day. The ...