NEWS RELEASE
April 21, 2010 Contact: Frank Murray, 542-4835
Day and night activities are planned at Moore Observatory at Columbia Basin College Saturday, April 24 in celebration of National Astronomy Day.
Viewing will begin at 6 p.m. with solar observation from a variety of solar telescopes provided by CBC and the Tri-City Astronomy Club. Guests will be invited to view the sun and sunspots.
In addition, videos will be shown inside the observatory of various galactic phenomenons.
Public star gazing will begin at about 8 p.m. through the Moore Observatorys 16-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope. Everyone is welcome to attend and there is no admission charge. The Moore Observatory is located in the northwest corner of the CBC Pasco campus.