UTSA’s faculty astronomers invite the community to the UTSA Main Campus on Friday, Nov. 20 to enjoy the eighth installment of its 2009 signature series, “Friday Nights, Celestial Lights.” The evening event is free and open to the public.

At 7:30 p.m., weather permitting, attendees will have the opportunity to use UTSA’s telescopes, including a 15” Newtonian telescope and several 8” Cassegrain telescopes. Night viewing will take place from the fourth floor patio of the Science Building, which is wheelchair accessible. If the sky is clear, Jupiter, the Ring Nebula in Lyra, the globular cluster Messier 15, double star Albireo in Cygnus and the crescent moon will be visible.

Sponsored by UTSA’s Department of Physics and Astronomy, UTSA’s astronomy events are inspired by the International Year of Astronomy, which commemorates the 400th anniversary that Galileo
Galilei used a telescope to observe the heavens.

Reservations to attend the astronomy event are not required.  To learn more about the Nov. 20 event, please contact Professor Eric Schlegel (eric.schlegel@utsa.edu or 210-458-6425) or lecturer Mark Jurena (mark.jurena@utsa.edu or 210-458-4922).