Join the Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences to observe the astronomical signs of fall on September 23. The first day of the fall season, it is unique because the length of the day is the same as that of the night (i.e., 12 hours each). It marks the passage of the Sun at its zenith across the equator from the Northern to the Southern Hemisphere.
Stefan Kautsch, Ph.D., and Bryan Armentrout, Ph.D., assistant professors at the college, welcome all interested and curious members of NSU and the local community to join them in observing the sun with the college’s new “H-alpha” telescopes. These instruments make it possible to see storms on the surface of the sun, including solar flares, prominences, coronal loops and holes, as well as and sunspots, which are representatives of the activity stage of the sun and space weather.
The event is considered “sidewalk astronomy,” which means the sun can easily be observed through the telescopes, even in passing.
Fall Equinox Observation
Tuesday, September 23, 2014 (rain check on Thursday, September 25)
Noon–3:00 p.m.
Alvin Sherman Library Quad (on the concrete platform opposite the library entrance)
For more information, contact Stefan Kautsch at skautsch@nova.edu or (954) 262-7969.