A Special Lecture Under the Stars Program

In celebration of the International Year of Astronomy 2009

Presented by

Professor David G. Iadevaia

and

Pima College - East Campus

Galileo Galilei's

Astronomical Telescope

When: Friday, 23 October 2009

6:30 PM - 10:00 PM

Where: Pima College Observatory - East Campus

What: A very special FREE public program including:

Lecture by Professor Iadevaia titled "Galileo Galilei's Astronomical Telescope"

Short planetarium program titled "Two Small Pieces of Glass"

A raffle will be held and 80 lucky families will win a GalileoScope!

The winning families will be able to build the GalileoScope that night

and view the planet Jupiter as did Galileo 400 years ago! Since the

GalileoScope is similar in optical configuration and size as the first

astronomical telescope built and used by Galileo, on 7 January 1610,

users of the GalileoScope will see exactly what Galileo saw on that night

400 years ago!

Viewing with the observatory's telescopes will also be available.