Published April 22, 2010
By the Tri-City Herald staff
View the sun, stars and moon during a free viewing of the heavens Saturday at the Moore Observatory at Columbia Basin College in Pasco.
Day and night activities are planned at the observatory in celebration of National Astronomy Day. Viewing begins at 6 p.m. with an observation of the sun and sunspots using a variety of solar telescopes provided by CBC and the Tri-City Astronomy Club.
Stargazing begins around 8 p.m. using the Moore Observatory’s 16-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope.
In addition to the viewing, inside the observatory, videos will be shown of various galactic phenomenon.
The Moore Observatory is in the northwest corner of the CBC Pasco campus.
For more information, call Frank Murray at 542-4835.
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