View the Stars at UCI
2009 is the International Year of Astronomy and in celebration, the University of California, Irvine Observatory is holding three consecutive visitor’s nights open to the public. On April 3-5, from 7-9 PM, the UCI Observatory is free to explore.
You can look through their 24″ telescope to view the beautiful celestial bodies of the night sky, by that I mean look at some of the planets, constellations, and star clusters. In addition to looking through telescopes, there will also be a different lecture about astronomy every night:
Friday, April 3: “Planets: Near and Far” by Erik Tollerud
Saturday, April 4: “The Birth, Life and Death of Stars” by Michael Hood
Sunday, April 5: “Galaxies: To Infinity and Beyond” by Carol Thornton
Some of the vitaminOC crew will be there on Friday night, so if you’re planning to go then comment below so we can meet up at the observatory!
For more info, directions, and parking information please visit the Visitor’s Night Information Page
