Observatory Presents “Jupiter and Its Moons” Oct. 25
The Department of Physics will host a program about the gas planet Jupiter on Sunday, Oct. 25, at 7:30 p.m. in Joseph M. Bryan Jr. Auditorium.
Thom Espinola, Glaxo Wellcome Professor of Physics, will present a multi-media presentation, “Jupiter and Its Moons,” using the planetarium’s full-dome projector. Jupiter and its system of moons are visible throughout late October. Espinola will discuss the nature of gas giants and what astronomers have recently learned about them.
The presentation will be followed by a tour of the observatory and, weather permitting, viewing through the main telescope.
The presentation and tour, appropriate for the entire family, are free and open to the public. Joseph M. Bryan Jr. Auditorium is located in the Frank Family Science Center, accessible by the campus’s North Entrance (Arcadia Drive/George Fox Road).
The Department of Physics presents programs and tours of Cline Observatory monthly during the academic year. For more information, call 316-2193 or visit the observatory’s Web page at www.guilford.edu/observatory.
Oct. 14, 2009