UMSL observatory to hold open house

WHAT
Observatory open house

WHEN
8 p.m. April 12

WHERE
Richard D. Schwartz Observatory
South Campus
University of Missouri-St. Louis
One University Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63121

SPONSORS
Department of Physics and Astronomy at UMSL
Missouri Space Grant Consortium

COST
Free and open to the public

INFO
(314) 516-5706
http://newton.umsl.edu/astro

DETAILS
The observatory open house will feature a viewing of the following celestial objects: Mars, Saturn, Beehive Cluster (an open star cluster in the constellation Cancer) and M35 (an open star cluster in the constellation Gemini).

All open house sessions include a viewing of the first quarter moon, along with additional deep sky objects such as visible nebulae and galaxies.

In the case of inclement weather, the open house will be held at 8 p.m. April 13.

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