{"id":137516,"date":"2023-10-18T11:45:20","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T15:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=137516"},"modified":"2023-10-20T09:16:39","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T13:16:39","slug":"ucf-hosts-telescope-event-for-international-observe-the-moon-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-hosts-telescope-event-for-international-observe-the-moon-night\/","title":{"rendered":"Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ Hosts Telescope Event for International Observe the Moon Night"},"content":{"rendered":"
SpaceU is once again participating in an annual international \u2014 and planetary \u2014 event: International Observe the Moon Night, which promotes awareness of lunar science and exploration. As part of the annual event, Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ will host its own Observe the Moon Knight \u2014 providing free access to telescopes and space-related activities around the Reflecting Pond on Oct. 21. The event is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n
Some of Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½\u2019s space experts will be on hand to help participants catch the best lunar views from campus. The event will be held 6-8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21, weather permitting. That is before the night sky is the darkest, but you can still see the moon, says Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ College of Sciences<\/a> Assistant Professor of Physics Adrienne \u201cAddie\u201d Dove.<\/p>\n Dove and Professor of Physics Yan Fernandez will be in attendance sharing insight on their research related to the moon, including NASA\u2019s Lunar-VISE mission, which will be exploring a region of the moon to identify minerals and chemical resources<\/a>.<\/p>\n Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ Libraries and a few student organizations will have booths and activities for attendees to learn more about astronomy and physics \u2014 from meteorites to water rockets and exploring moon craters. Attendees can also learn about the moon as they collect stamps for a lunar passport at each of the space stations, staffed by Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ planetary scientists, science librarian and members of the university\u2019s Astronomy Society.<\/p>\n Help Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ continue to provide stellar experiences for students and the Central Florida community by making a gift here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Sponsored by Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½\u2019s Robinson Observatory<\/a>, Observe the Moon Knight is just one of many Knights Under the Stars<\/a> events hosted by Robinson Observatory and the student-run Astronomy Society.<\/p>\n Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ is known as SpaceU since it was founded in 1963 to develop science and talent in support of space research. The university continues its strong tradition of \u201creaching for the stars\u201d \u2014 from producing its own simulated Martian soil<\/a> to more than a dozen projects aimed at getting people back on the moon safely, many of which directly support NASA\u2019s Artemis program<\/a>. In fact, nearly 30% of Kennedy Space Center employes graduated from Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½. More than a dozen Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ researchers have asteroids named after them<\/a>, and Âé¶¹Ó³»´«Ã½ has a planet named in its honor.<\/p>\n