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Three College Observatory to Hold Public Nights

GREENSBORO – Three College Observatory will be open to the public on several nights this fall, providing an opportunity to view the solar system through a 32-inch telescope.

The observatory will be open at 7 p.m. on Oct. 17 and 25; Nov. 1, 14 and 22; and Dec. 12. The nights in October and November should offer a good view of Mars, but by December the planet will be too low in the sky. Admission is free, but due to the size of the observatory it is necessary to make reservations.

For tickets, a map or more information, write to The University of North Carolina at Greensboro’s Department of Physics and Astronomy at P.O. Box 26170, Greensboro, NC  27402-6170; or visit http://www.uncg.edu/phy/tco/.

The observatory is operated by three colleges: UNCG, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, and Guilford College. Its telescope is the largest in North Carolina and is able to collect 26,000 times as much light as the human eye.

It is located in Alamance County about eight miles south of Burlington, halfway between Greensboro and Chapel Hill. The drive from Greensboro takes roughly 45 minutes.

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