See sky in new way at UMSL observatory

by | Feb 26, 2010

The University of Missouri-St. Louis Department of Physics and Astronomy will hold a public viewing of Saturn, Mars, Venus and Beehive Cluster at 7:30 p.m. March 20 at the Richard D. Schwarz Observatory. The viewing is free and open to the public. All open houses include a viewing of the…

The University of Missouri-St. Louis Department of Physics and Astronomy will hold a public viewing of Saturn, Mars, Venus and Beehive Cluster at 7:30 p.m. March 20 at the Richard D. Schwarz Observatory. The viewing is free and open to the public.

All open houses include a viewing of the first quarter moon, along with additional nebulae and galaxies. In the case of inclement weather, the open house will be at 7:30 p.m. on March 21.

Call 314-516-5706­ for directions and information about the observatory. The Richard D. Schwartz Observatory is located at Florissant Road and Rosedale Drive on UMSL’s North Campus.

More information:
http://www.umsl.edu/~physics/astro

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