Astronomy Open House next weekend!
Saturday, Nov. 1st, 7:00-8:30PM
Helpers are needed
Here are the details:
John Deere Planetarium will be open to the public on Saturday, November 1, 2008 for the annual Fall Open House, from 7:00 p.m. until 8:30 p.m., with indoor and outdoor programs led by planetarium director Dr. Lee Carkner. Admission is free.
The star of this year’s show will be Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system. Telescope views will show off the planet’s cloud bands and four large moons. The evening’s events will also include a planetarium show where the wonders of the night sky will be presented on the facility’s 30-foot dome with the Spitz A3P projector. Views of double stars, star clusters and galaxies will be provided via the 14-inch reflecting telescope in the Gamble Observatory. In addition, the Getz-Rogers Gallery, where images of celestial objects and a quarter-ton piece of the Canyon Diablo meteor are on display, will also be open to the public.
The Fryxell Geology Museum, which features one of the best collections of minerals and fossils in the Midwest, will also be open to the public. Available for viewing are a Tyrannosaurus rex skull, the wall of glowing, fluorescent rocks and a cast of the complete 22-foot long skeleton of Cryolophosaurus, a large crested carnivorous dinosaur discovered in Antarctica.
The observing areas are unheated so dress appropriate to the weather. In the event of cloudy sky conditions, telescope views may not be possible but the indoor programs will still be offered.
For more information contact Dr. Lee Carkner at 309/794-7327 or Gail Parsons (309)794 7318 visit the Planetarium website at http://helios.augustana.edu/astronomy.
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