Astronomy Public Sky Viewings

The Dept. of Physics & Astronomy will be hosting a public viewing event on Thursday, April 6th from 7:30p.m. – 9:30p.m. Prof. Dean Townsley will lead the public observing session on the roof of Gallalee Hall. Objects to be viewed:Moon, Jupiter, Orion Nebula, one of the nearest stellar nurseries, Pleiades and Beehive star clusters, and everal…

The Dept. of Physics & Astronomy will be hosting an open house on Friday, April 28th from 8:00p.m. – 10:00p.m. Prof. Murray Silverstone will lead the public observing session on the roof of Gallalee Hall. Objects to be viewed:Jupiter, Orion Nebula, one of the nearest stellar nurseries, Pleiades and Beehive star clusters, and several bright visual…

Profs. Buta and Keel will lead observations of objects including the crescent Moon, nebulae, galaxies, and star clusters.

This event has been cancelled.

Objects to be viewed: Full Moon, Jupiter, visual binary stars.

Observing the Planets: Venus, Mars (near opposition), Jupiter, Saturn

CANCELED due to weather.

Observation of Crescent Moon, Mars, Jupiter hosted by Dr. Jimmy Irwin

Observation of Mars and Saturn, hosted by Dr. Murray Silverstone.