Clear View of Jupiter Expected Friday at JMU Astronomy Park

From: Public Affairs

In observance of the International Year of Astronomy, the James Madison University Department of Physics and Astronomy invites the public and the JMU community to take a free and close-up view of Jupiter from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, at the JMU Astronomy Park.

Those who come out to the astronomy park, on the grassy mall beside the Physics and Chemistry Building on JMU's campus east of Interstate 81, will have the opportunity to see Jupiter at its clearest. Ten-inch telescopes will be available for visitors to see the four large moons of Jupiter, as well as its belts and zones and the great red spot. After 9 p.m., Earth's moon will be featured in the eastern sky.

Plenty of parking will be available in Lot D-2 across Carrier Drive from the Physics and Chemistry Building. A campus map is available at: www.jmu.edu/map/.


Nov. 6, 2009