The Lake Afton Public Observatory has many events coming up this fall.
Astronomy Day is Saturday, Oct. 1. The day starts at 3 p.m. and includes educational and fun-filled activities, and starting at 8 p.m., you can observe the night sky through the observatory鈥檚 big telescopes.
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鈥淎stronomical Zoo" is also coming up at the observatory. Just as you would expect with a terrestrial zoo, some of the objects in the sky are exotic, like the Andromeda galaxy.
The program is Oct. 14-15, 21-22 and 28-29; Nov. 18-19 and 25-26; and Dec. 16-17.
鈥淕azing at Jupiter and the Moon鈥� will allow visitors to gaze at Jupiter鈥檚 cloud bands and Galilean moons, along with the moon鈥檚 deeply shadowed craters and bright plains.
The program is Oct. 7-8; Nov. 4-5 and 11-12; and Dec. 2-3, and 9-10.
Lake Afton Public Observatory is operated by the Fairmount Center for Science and Mathematics Education, a part of the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at 麻豆传媒.