See the universe ... from Dundalk
The forecast is promising for Friday evening, a good opportunity to see the stars from the Comunity College of Baltimore County's Dundalk campus.
The Department of Astronomy in the School of Mathematics and Science will have its big Celestron 14-inch CGE 1400 XLT (sounds impressive, doesn't it?) telescope set up to provide the public with
a close-up view of the heavens. One prominent target, I expect, will be the planet Jupiter, which is shining brightly high in the southern sky this month. Here it is in this NASA photo, with four of its moons.
This will be the first in a series of Friday evening observing sessions for the public in Dundalk this fall. Here's when and where and how:
Nov. 6, 7-9 p.m.
Nov. 20, 7-9 p.m.
Dec. 11, 7-9 p.m.
If the skies look iffy, give them a call, 45 minutes before the start of the session, at 410 282-3092 to see if it's still on.
Address: 7200 Sollers Point Road, Dundalk. Turn into CCBC Dundalk from Sollers Point Road and take the first right into the parking lot. Walk to the observatory.
