EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY
FALL/SPRING 2007/2008 STAR PARTY OPEN-HOUSE SCHEDULE

Free public Observatory Open Houses will be held at the ETSU campus Observatory once a month during the school year when the weather permits. The dates and times are listed below. During these open houses, the telescopes will be set up and available for visitors to view celestial objects, and ETSU astronomers will be available to answer questions. During each open house, one of the ETSU astronomers or physicists will give a short talk on a popular astronomical topic. All programs are open to the public and free of charge.

For directions and a map, check the observatory web page at http://www.etsu.edu/physics/etsuobs/obslocal.htm or call 423-439-4231 or 423-439-8418. The phone number at the Observatory is 423-929-3382. If you are uncertain as to the weather conditions, call the observatory before traveling up there to make sure the Open House will be held. For more information, contact Dr. Beverly Smith at smithbj@etsu.edu or Dr. Gary Henson at hensong@etsu.edu. 

 

 September 15         8 pm - 10 pm 
Dusty Variable Stars
Presented by ETSU Astronomer Dr. Beverly Smith
(Assisted by Dr. Mark Giroux) 

 October 20        8 pm - 10 pm 
Interacting Binaries: Stars that Shake Hands
Presented by ETSU Astronomer Dr. Richard Ignace
(Assisted by Dr. Don Luttermoser)


 November 17         8 pm - 10 pm 
The Origins of Meteor Showers
Presented by Dr. Gary Henson
(Assisted by Dr. Yuriy Razskazovskiy)


 February 9          8 pm - 10 pm 
Pluto and the Kuiper Belt
Presented by ETSU Astronomer  Dr. Mark Giroux
(Assisted by Dr. Beverly Smith)

 
 March 15          8 pm - 10 pm 
Molecules in Space
Presented by ETSU Physicist Dr. Frank Hagelberg
(Assisted by Dr. Gary Henson)


 April 12          8 pm - 10 pm 
Are UFOs Extraterrestrial Spacecrafts?
Presented by ETSU Astronomer Dr. Donald Luttermoser
(Assisted by Dr. Richard Ignace)