Visitors can view the moon, weather permitting, through UA's 10-inch refracting telescope within the dome on top of Gallalee Hall. The session's speaker will be Dr. Gene Byrd, professor of astronomy. This viewing will focus on galaxies, star clusters and nebulae. Ron Buta and William Keel, both professors of astronomy, will be the speakers. The Moundville telescope is set up on a pad in a field across the road from the park's museum.
Parking is available at the museum and near the park's conference center.
Friday, Dec. 1, at 7 p.m. - Jupiter, Saturn and a crescent moon will be the focus, and Dr. Raymond White, professor of astronomy, will be the speaker. These events are free and open to the public. Gallalee Hall is located on the UA campus near the intersection of Hackberry Lane and University Boulevard in Tuscaloosa.