On Saturday, October 24th, the Texas Astronomical Society & UTA Planetarium will celebrate Astronomy Day at the University of Texas Arlington Planetarium,

This is a wonderful modern planetarium located on the campus of UTA.

Astronomy Day begins at 2pm and runs through 10pm, with many activities planned during the day. These include displays of our member's hand-made telescopes, and practical lectures about Astronomy as a hobby. This year's theme is “Galileo- 400 years of discovery”. The UTA planetarium will have FREE shows during the afternoon and evening.  Weather permitting, members of the Texas Astronomical Society will have their telescopes outside the planetarium pointed at interesting objects in the sky.

Lecture Hall & Planetarium
Two Astronomy related lectures during the afternoon

Free Planetarium Shows

Mirror grinding demonstration

Outside Activities
2 pm until Sunset- Solar Observing using special filters and solar telescopes

Build a Solar System to Scale- outside lecture.

The .25 cent Astronomy Course - outside lecture.

Sunset- 10pm- Public Star Party and Astro-Photography demonstration. Come look through our member's telescopes!

Other Activities

International Dark Sky Light Pollution Display

Displays of our member's hand-built telescopes

Astronomy related raffles held during the day

The UTA Planetarium is very easy to find, on the UTA campus. The all day event is free and open to the general public. FUN for the entire family including grandpa and grandma! Visit the Texas Astronomical Society web site to learn about the club's Astronomy activities; and check the Calendar link at the top of the main page for other free public observing events sponsored by the club's members.

Contact David Culp, TAS Public Observing Coordinator for details:  tasobserving@gmail.com

http://www.uta.edu/planetarium/   UTA Planetarium Web Site & map  http://www.uta.edu/planetarium/about/directions-and-parking.php

The Texas Astronomical Society-

serving the Dallas area for over 50 years!

www.texasastro.org