On Saturday,
October 24th, the Texas Astronomical Society & UTA Planetarium will celebrate Astronomy
Day at the University
of Texas Arlington Planetarium,
700 Planetarium Place,
Arlington, Texas.This is a wonderful modern planetarium located on the campus of UTA.
Astronomy Day
begins at 2pm and runs through 10pm, with many activities planned during the
day. These include displays of our member's hand-made telescopes, and practical
lectures about Astronomy as a hobby. This year's theme is “Galileo- 400 years
of discovery”. The UTA planetarium will have FREE shows during the afternoon
and evening. Weather permitting, members
of the Texas Astronomical Society will have their telescopes outside the
planetarium pointed at interesting objects in the sky.
Lecture Hall & Planetarium
Two Astronomy related lectures during the afternoon
Free Planetarium Shows
Mirror grinding
demonstration
Outside Activities
2 pm until Sunset- Solar Observing
using special filters and solar telescopes
Build a Solar System to Scale- outside lecture.
The .25 cent
Astronomy Course - outside lecture.
Sunset- 10pm- Public
Star Party and Astro-Photography demonstration. Come look through our member's telescopes!
Other Activities
International Dark
Sky Light Pollution Display
Displays of our
member's hand-built telescopes
Astronomy related raffles held during the day
The UTA Planetarium
is very easy to find, on the UTA campus. The all day event is free and open to
the general public. FUN for the entire family
including grandpa and grandma! Visit the Texas Astronomical Society web site to
learn about the club's Astronomy activities; and check the Calendar link at the top of the main page for other free
public observing events sponsored by the club's members.
Contact David Culp,
TAS Public Observing Coordinator for details:
tasobserving@gmail.com
http://www.uta.edu/planetarium/ UTA Planetarium Web Site & map http://www.uta.edu/planetarium/about/directions-and-parking.php
The Texas
Astronomical Society-
serving the Dallas
area for over 50 years!
www.texasastro.org
