Stargazing for the Curious Skywatcher

"Stargazing for the Curious Skywatcher," a six-week non-credit adult education course, will be offered at the Greenfield Education and Training Center in Daleveille on Thursdays from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. beginning September 24. The instructor is Master Observer John Goss of Fincastle, an amateur astronomer. Students will experience the wonders of the Milky Way including star forming nebulae, newly born star clusters, and the ejected shells of dying stars. They will learn to recognize early fall bright stars and constellations. They will spy craters on our Earth's moon, and watch the large moons of Jupiter shuttle around that giant planet. They will see the famous Andromeda Galaxy that lies almost 3 million light-years away. The cost of the course, which is sponsored by Dabney S. Lancaster Community College, is $85. The textbook and planisphere may be purchased the first night of class; a telescope is not needed. Call Non-Credit Coordinator Judy Clark at (540) 863-2863 or email jclark@dslcc.edu to register.