Jack C. Davis Observatory Director Thomas Herring will answer questions about the sun, assist attendees with telescope viewing and provide tours of the facility at the summer solstice event on Thursday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Celebrate the longest day of the year and start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere with safe solar viewing at the Jack C. Davis Observatory on Thursday.
The observatory will be open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., with a countdown to the precise solstice at 1:51 p.m.
“We are very pleased that Thomas Herring and staff can provide an educational experience at Jack C. Davis Observatory on the summer solstice,” WNC President J. Kyle Dalpe said. “For anyone who hasn't utilized the observatory and its resources, this would be a great time to visit.
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The community is invited to use telescopes to view the sun at the summer solstice event on Thursday at Jack C. Davis Observatory.
JCDO Director Herring will be at the event to answer questions about the sun, assist attendees with telescope viewing and provide tours of the facility.
“We'll also be watching the shadow of our ‘high-tech’ tennis ball on a stick to fall onto the southern end of our large annalemma at the exact time of the solstice,” Herring said. “It will likely be hot so attendees should dress appropriately, bring some water and apply sunscreen.
JCDO hosts weekly star parties on Saturday nights. The parties are open to the public from sundown to 11 p.m.
For information, visit https://wnc.edu.