Daytona Beach, FL-The universes best and brightest will be on display as the Stargazer
Series continues at 8 p.m. Friday, July 28, at the Daytona Beach
Regional Library, 105 E. Magnolia Ave.
Dr. Jason Aufdenberg, associate professor of physics and astronomy at
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and faculty adviser for the
university’s Amateur Astronomy Club will lead a celestial celebration
of the summer sky.
The program will begin in the library auditorium with basic instruction
on how a telescope works, followed by a simulation using Starry Night
software of the Daytona Beach-area sky, as well as astronomy news from
Embry-Riddle. After a Q&A session, the program will move outside, where
participants can view celestial objects using the library’s SkyQuest
telescope.
This free program is sponsored by the Friends of the Daytona Beach
Library. Registration is not required. For more information, call
386-257-6036, option 4.
The library is open from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday
through Thursday, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
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