“Observe the Moon Night” at Rice Observatory

FREE EVENT: The Rice Observatory will host an open house on September 13, from 7-10:15 p.m. – Brockman Hall 400

From Pat Reiff: “The Physics & Astronomy Department is hosting its first open house of the school year on Friday September 13 (In case of clouds will be postponed to Sept 14).

“The evening will start with a public lecture in Brockman 103 “Fly me to the Moon – Apollo and Artemis” (7-8 pm) with public observing starting 8:15 pm at Brockman 400.”

Brockman Hall on RIce Interactive Map: [https://map.concept3d.com/?id=473#!m/119182?s/Brockman%20Hall%20for%20Physics](https://map.concept3d.com/?id=473#!m/119182?s/Brockman%20Hall%20for%20Physics)

Closest visitor parking is the North Lot (between entrances 20 and 21). Open to visitors after 5:30 pm.

North Lot on Rice Interactive Map: [https://map.concept3d.com/?id=473#!s/key=North%20Parking%20Lot](https://map.concept3d.com/?id=473#!s/key=North%20Parking%20Lot)

Find information about parking on campus here: [https://parking.rice.edu/](https://parking.rice.edu/)

For details see the Rice “events” listing:
[https://events.rice.edu/event/362440-rice-university-observatory-open-house-patr](https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fevents.rice.edu%2Fevent%2F362440-rice-university-observatory-open-house-patr&data=05%7C02%7C%7C0ec2c36afeac4e69bb4808dcc1380251%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638597693531664946%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=s3UkhnQuTjz1w8Bqwn8zkt5jiielxrIhVCf29TujPDM%3D&reserved=0 “Protected by Outlook: https://events.rice.edu/event/362440-rice-university-observatory-open-house-patr. Click or tap to follow the link.”)

For weather updates see the campus observatory page:
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I will also send out to this list any last-minute delay or cancellation.
If the weather is iffy, we may have the lecture on Friday and make a final decision on weather at that time.

If it’s completely overcast or stormy, both the lecture and observing will postpone to Saturday.

To receive email notices of these and other space related events and lectures, send an email to [email protected].

*Top photo: Ken Fountain*