Unlocking the Mysteries of the Heavens
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Event details
Event
- Title:
- Unlocking the Mysteries of the Heavens
- When:
- 03.04.2009 07.00 - 10.30
- Where:
- University of Florida - Gainesville
- CATEGORIES:
- Telescope viewing , Lecture
Description
The University of Florida Department of Astronomy will host a special evening talk by Professors Rafael Guzmán and Elizabeth Lada on the topic of telescopes from the time of Galileo to the present and future. We will feature the completion of UF's telescope in the Canary Islands, the Gran Telescopio Canarias, as it begins its first scientific observations this spring. After the talk, department members in conjunction with the Alachua County Astronomy Club will host a telescope workshop to assist people in using their own telescopes. The public will also have an excellent opportunity to view Venus and the first quarter Moon at the Campus Teaching Observatory. The event will begin at 7pm with the talk, followed by the workshop and public telescope viewing until 10:30pm.
Contact
- Organization:
- UF Department of Astronomy
- Contact:
- Vicki Sarajedini
- EMail:
- vicki@astro.ufl.edu
- Phone:
- 352-392-2052 x237
Venue
- Venue:
- University of Florida - Website
- Street:
- 211 Bryant Space Science Center
- ZIP/Postal code:
- 32611
- City:
- Gainesville
- State/Province:
- FL
- Country:
-
Description
The public talk will take place in UF's New Physics Building (see http://www.astro.ufl.edu/IYA/lectures.html for more information) and telescope observing will take place at the nearby Campus Teaching Observatory (see http://www.astro.ufl.edu/PublicNight.html for directions).
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