Guy Worthey, associate professor of physics, will be on hand at the Menke Observatory for an open house beginning about 8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 1. Visitors should bring jackets in case the weather turns colder. Worthey, who is the director of the observatory, will give a short slide presentation if clouds obscure the view. Otherwise, guests should be able to see the crescent moon, star clusters and nebulae.
Admission is free and the public is welcome.
The observatory, which was opened in 1994, was named for former St. Ambrose president and professor Msgr. It usually is used as a teaching facility but sometimes is open to the public.