Come See the Universe at Astronomy Public Nights

Friday, September 30th, 2005 at 06:00 PM by Dave

  • Have you ever wondered what a planetarium is like?
  • Would you like to learn which constellations are in the fall skies?
  • How spectacular is the view of Mars through a telescope?

Come to the Astronomy Public Nights at St. Cloud State University and find out.

The Astronomy Public Nights are sponsored by the SCSU Physics, Astronomy and Engineering Science Department and the College of Science and Engineering. Astronomy Public Nights are held in the SCSU Planetarium in the basement of the Wick Science Building[1] and outside about 1/2 a block west of the Wick Science Building.

The Astronomy Public Nights program is a chance to learn about and observe objects in the night sky. Planetarium shows will present the constellations of the Fall and Winter skies along with some of the mythology associated with the constellations. Telescopes will also be available if it is clear. Objects that we will be able to observe include Pleiades (a.k.a. the Seven Sisters), Albireo, the Ring Nebula, the Hercules Globular Cluster, the Double Cluster in Perseus, the Andromeda Galaxy, and the planet Mars!


The calendar for Fall 2005 Astronomy Public Nights:
Monday Tuesday Wednesday
October 31
(dress accordingly)		 November 1 November 2
November 7 November 8 November 9

Show times each evening are at 7:00, 7:45 and 8:30 p.m. While this event is free and open to the public limited seating makes it necessary for us to require that you make a reservation for you and/or your group. You can do this by calling (320) 308-4728 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. or by emailing the following information to :

  1. your name
  2. the number of seats you need for your group
  3. the date and time of the show you are interested in.

We will contact you to confirm your reservation.

If you don’t call or email for a reservation you won’t get a seat because this event fills up fast.


Come to the Astronomy Public Nights at St. Cloud State University and explore the Universe!

Linknotes:
  1. The Robert H. Wick Science Building - formerly the Math Science Center. Click on the link for additional information including a map. ↩

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