UNL's Behlen Observatory to host 'Boofest' open house Oct. 30

Released on 10/20/2014, at 2:00 AM
Office of University Communications
University of Nebraska–Lincoln

WHEN: Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014

WHERE: Behlen Observatory, near Mead

Lincoln, Neb., October 20th, 2014 —
Mars seen through the Hubble Space Telescope (courtesy NASA and the Hubble Heritage Team)
Mars seen through the Hubble Space Telescope (courtesy NASA and the Hubble Heritage Team)

            The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Behlen Observatory near Mead will host a "Boofest" open house 6:30-10 p.m. Oct. 30.

            If the skies are clear, attendees will be able to view Mars, the Moon, clusters of stars, nebulae and more through a variety of telescopes. Regardless of weather, throughout the evening there will be presentations by UNL physics and astronomy personnel and "scary" physics demos from the Society of Physics Students at UNL. Free candy will be offered to trick-or-treaters while supplies last.

            Presented by the UNL Department of Physics and Astronomy, "Boofest" is free and open to the public. For for information about Behlen Observatory, including maps and directions, go to http://astro.unl.edu/observatory/bdirections.html.

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