Star Party Open Houses

THERE WILL BE NO OBSERVATORY OPEN HOUSE EVENTS DURING FALL 2020 DUE TO THE COVID-19 VIRUS

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ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY
FALL/SPRING 2019/2020 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/physicists 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   or Dr. Gary Henson. The phone number at the Observatory is 423-929-3382.

September 7
8 pm - 10 pm
Astronomy in Ancient Times
Presented by Dr. Beverly Smith
(Assisted by Dr. Robert Pattie )

October 5
8 pm - 10 pm
Storytelling in the Stars
Presented by Dr. Gary Henson 
(Assisted by Dr. Donald Luttermoser)

November 2
8 pm - 10 pm
Missing Piece of the Big Bang: Where's All the Anti-Matter?
Presented by Dr.  Robert Pattie
(Assisted by Dr. Beverly Smith)

February 1
 8 pm - 10 pm
An Update on Discoveries by NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS)
Presented by Dr. Richard Ignace
(Assisted by Dr. Yuriy Razskazovskiy)

February 29
8 pm - 10 pm
 Life on Other Planets
Presented by Dr. Yuriy Razskazovskiy
(Assisted by Dr. Richard Ignace)

March 28
8 pm -- 10 pm
The Death of the Earth
Presented by Dr. Donald Luttermoser
(Assisted by Dr. Gary Henson)

Last updated by B. J. Smith Sept 14, 2019