Watch the sky on Saturday - it's a Venus and Jupiter show
The Ohio Northern University Observatory, Ada, will host the first public event of the season from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 27.
A highlight will be the opportunity to view a conjunction of Jupiter and Venus, in which they pass as close as 4/60th of a degree from one another. The event is free and open to the public.
The observatory is located on the western part of campus near Wander Field.
Because the event occurs before sundown, there will not be an opportunity for stargazing or observing “deep sky” objects. However, the observatory’s new solar telescope will allow for the viewing of the sun itself. This small, refractor telescope allows a narrow range of red wavelengths.
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