EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY
ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY
FALL/SPRING 2009/2010 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.

Note that Observatory Open Houses are cancelled if the sky is cloudy. 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. 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.


 
September 26 8 pm - 10 pm Galaxy Collisions Presented by ETSU Astronomer Dr. Beverly Smith (Assisted by Dr. Mark Giroux)
October 24 8 pm - 10 pm The Earth's Motion Through Space Presented by ETSU Astronomer Dr. Gary Henson (Assisted by Dr. Frank Hagelberg)
November 14 8 pm - 10 pm Exoplanets - Worlds Around Other Stars Presented by Dr. Richard Ignace (Assisted by Dr. Yuriy Razskazovskiy)
January 23 8 pm - 10 pm New Results from the Refurbished Hubble Telescope Presented by ETSU Astronomer Dr. Mark Giroux (Assisted by Dr. Beverly Smith)
February 20 8 pm - 10 pm Echos of the Big Bang Presented by Dr. Frank Hagelberg (Assisted by Dr. Gary Henson)
March 20 8 pm - 10 pm Mutants Around Us: Fiction or Reality? Presented by Dr. Yuriy Razskazovskiy (Assisted by Dr. Richard Ignace)

Last updated by B. J. Smith July 30, 2009