Community Resources

Observatory Sessions

 

Come see the planets, the moon, star clusters and far away galaxies! The campus astronomical observatory holds free viewing sessions for the public throughout the school year. People are invited to meet in Room 228 Ritzinger Hall to see presentations on an astronomical topic, then proceed to the observatory. Participants can then gaze through the 14-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope and view the current celestial objects in the night sky.

Skywatchers are encouraged to bring binoculars and are reminded that the observatory is not heated, so dress accordingly!

Observatory director is 'Starguy' Greg Furtman, host of the WOJB-FM Looking Up astronomy radio program which airs at 8:10 a.m. on Friday mornings on WOJB 88.9 FM.
 

 SPRING 2008 SCHEDULE
ASTRONOMICAL VIEWING SESSIONS
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, FREE!

Date	Time	Program	Objects to Observe
2-14-08	7:00 PM	Welcome to Mars	Moon, Mars, Orion Nebula, Pleiades
2-28-08	7:00 PM	Monster of the Milky Way	Mars, Saturn, Orion Nebula, M35
3-6-08	7:00 PM	Runaway Universe	Saturn, Mars, Orion Nebula
3-13-08	7:30 PM	Death Star	Mars, Saturn, Moon, Orion Nebula, M35, M44
4-3-08	7:30 PM	Astronomy on the Internet	Saturn, Mars, M44, M35
4-10-08	7:30 PM	Magnetic Storm	Saturn, Mars, Moon, M44, M51, M81
5-8-08	8:00 PM	Einstein's Big Idea	Saturn, Mars, M53, M13