March 24, 2003
Contact: Sarah Ray
802-443-5794
sray@middlebury.edu
Posted: March 24, 2003
MIDDLEBURY, VT
- On Friday, April 4, from 7:30-9 p.m., the Middlebury College Physics
Department will offer stargazing from Bicentennial Halls rooftop
observatory, weather permitting. There is no set program; the public is
invited to come anytime during these hours. Admission is free.
The observatory dome
houses a 24-inch computer-controlled telescope, and several smaller telescopes
also will be available on the roof deck for viewing the night sky, which
will include the bright planets Saturn and Jupiter.
Since cloud cover
obscures visibility, the open house night will take place only if the
sky is reasonably clear. If the weather appears uncertain, call the observatory
at 802-443-2266 after 6 p.m. on the evening of the open house for a status
report.
Bicentennial Hall
is located on Bicentennial Way on the western edge of the Middlebury College
campus. Visitors should follow state Route 125 West from the village center
through the campus. Bicentennial Way, which is the second right after
the flashing light at the crest of the hill, leads to a parking lot and
Bicentennial Hall. Enter the building and take the elevators to the top
floor, following the signs.