No Night Without a Telescope, October 23rd and 30th and November 6th, 13th and 20th

West Chester University, Haverford College, Bryn Mawr, Drexel, and Penn are hosting telescope parties and talks every night of the week for 5 weeks. Events will be held at dusk at WCU on Friday October 23rd and 30th and November 6th, 13th and 20th. The International Year of Astronomy coincides with the 400th anniversary of Galileo’s observations: the craters of the moon, the phases of Venus, the larger moons of Jupiter, now called the Galilean satellites, and sunspots. His observations supported the idea that the sun, not the earth, was the center of the solar system, which was revolutionary. West Chester will be taking part in a local program involving area colleges called “No Night Without a Telescope.” Starting on Oct. 23 and continuing every Friday for five weeks, we will have portable telescopes set up on our Quad and people will be able to observe the sky. This year also marks the 40th anniversary of the moon landing. It’s a great year for astronomy!

 
For more information, see the NNWT page here.