Hello all! We've decided to tweak the public viewing schedule
a little for the remainder of the semester. This week the Wednesday
night at RLM will still be at 8 to 10, but Painter will switch to 8:30 to 10:30
this week and will remain at that time for the remainder of the semester
(May 9 will be the final night for the spring semester).

The Painter Hall viewing this week also coincides with the 100 hours of
astronomy, which you can learn more about here: http://100hoursofastronomy.org
The Saturday night viewing also falls during the 24 hours global star party.

McDonald Observatory will also be participating in the 100 hours with an
open house and with a webcast from the Hobby Ebery Telescope.
You can find the schedule and links for the webcasts here:
http://100hoursofastronomy.org/component/content/article/34-site-navigation/75-l\
ive-24-hour-research-observatory-webcast

And finally, next Wednesday (April 8), the public viewing on the 16-inch at
RLM will also host the first of three Yuri's Night parties in Austin to
celebrate the
anniversary of the first manned spaceflight (April 12, 1961) and the first
shuttle
flight (April 12, 1981). We'll open the roof early (around 7 p.m.) and stay
open
late (to around 11 p.m.) and have entertainment, food and educational materials.
http://www.austinyurisnight.com/

For the remainder of the semester (April 15 to May 6), the RLM telescope will
also move to the 8:30 to 10:30 schedule.

I hope some of you will be able to participate in some of these events!

Cheers,
Lara Eakins
UT Astronomy