{"id":292,"date":"2007-09-24T11:11:05","date_gmt":"2007-09-24T16:11:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ezing.me\/transfer\/?p=292"},"modified":"2014-09-23T09:25:31","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T14:25:31","slug":"kennon-observatory-open-house-offers-look-at-moon-planets-and-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/kennon-observatory-open-house-offers-look-at-moon-planets-and-stars\/","title":{"rendered":"Kennon Observatory Open House Offers Look at Moon, Planets and Stars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n09\/19\/2007\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span>OXFORD, Miss. &#8211; A close-up look at the planets and beyond<br \/>\nis available to amateur stargazers and other interested<br \/>\npublic Friday night (Sept. 21) during an open house at the<br \/>\nUniversity of Mississippi&#8217;s Kennon Observatory.<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\n<span>The viewing, set for 7:30-10 p.m., is to look at the moon,<br \/>\nJupiter and beyond using several of the university&#8217;s<br \/>\ntelescopes, except the one that is under repair in the<br \/>\nlarge dome. The event is free, and families with children<br \/>\nare especially welcome.<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span>Tibor Torma, director of the observatory and assistant<br \/>\nprofessor of physics and astronomy, encourages people to<br \/>\ncome to the event, which is held six or seven times a<br \/>\nyear.<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span>&#8220;Jupiter will not be visible until late evening, but there<br \/>\nshould still be plenty for people to enjoy viewing,&#8221; Torma<br \/>\nsaid.<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span>The observation is possible only if weather permits. If the<br \/>\nsky is cloudy, faculty members from the Department of<br \/>\nAstronomy and Physics are to present physics demonstrations<br \/>\nin the Lewis Hall astronomy laboratory.<br \/>\n<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span>For more information or for assistance related to a<br \/>\ndisability, call 662-915-7032. 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