Escape
the
mid-winter
blahs
and
explore
the
dramatic
lunar
surface
at
the
Observatory!
- Presentation at 6:30 PM in RCH 302 (note the special room)
- Telescope viewing at 7:00 PM (access from 3rd floor of PHY)
NOTE: this is a rescheduled tour from the previous week
The Observatory is open for public tours, usually on the first Wednesday of each month, offering a chance to look through the university's telescope. This will be preceded by a short talk on astronomy (around 30 minutes) plus an opportunity to ask questions, followed by a tour of the dome. In the event of bad weather, the observing will not be possible, but the talk and tour of facilities will go ahead. [No optical telescope on Earth can see through cloud - if it's too cloudy to see stars with the unaided eye (or the Sun earlier in the day), then we won't be able to see stars through the telescope.]
- Directions to campus via car or public transit
- Campus map showing how to find the J.R. Coutts Engineering Lecture Hall (RCH)
- Campus map showing how to find the Physics Building (PHY)
- Instructions for parking
Will it be clear tonight? Astronomical forecastNote: due to repairs in the Physics building, the main entrance and stairwell are likely to be closed during this tour. The map below shows the closed main entrance (red icon) and alternate access points (blue icons) from EIT and the back of PHY. The entrance across from RCH is the closest to PHY 313 and the observatory.
