Of particular interest this month will be the planets Jupiter, Venus and Saturn and the Orion Nebula star formation. On hand to help interpret the sky views will be Denison astronomy students. Director of the Observatory Lauren Jones also plans to open the observatory on March 29 and April 26, as well as presenting star shows in the Olin Science Hall Planetarium on March 8 and April 26.
All events are free and open to the public.
Denison's Swasey Observatory opened in 1910. These open houses also provide Denison students an opportunity to be involved in community service. She also earned her doctorate at the University of Florida, where she organized and taught weekly open houses at the university's teaching observatory.