December 28, 2011

Sidewalk Astronomy at UNH

UPDATE, April 12:

Tonight’s Sidewalk Astronomy has been canceled due to clouds.

UPDATE, March 1:

Tonights Sidewalk Astronomy has been canceled due to snow.

ORIGINAL STORY:

During the spring semester, the University of New Hampshire Observatory is offering three Sidewalk Astronomy events on the streets of Durham.

From 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, February 2; Thursday, March 1 and Thursday, April 12, telescopes will be stationed next to the Wildcat statue in front of the Whittemore Center.

These events free and open to anyone interested in looking at the night sky. However, Sidewalk Astronomy is dependent on weather conditions and will not be held in the event of cloudy skies, rain, or snow.

Public sessions at the UNH Observatory are held every first and third Saturday of the month. Find out more at www.physics.unh.edu/observatory/ or follow the observatory on Facebook and Twitter.