Sorry I didn't get this out yesterday, but here are some other area
events that you all might be interested in.

Cheers,
Lara

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Austin Astronomical Society celebrates Galileo's discoveries during 100 Hours of
Astronomy

Austin and Burnet, Texas--Join members of the Austin Astronomical Society as
they celebrate 100 Hours of Astronomy. This event celebrates the 400th
anniversary of Galileo's discoveries of the Rings of Saturn, the mountains on
the Moon and the four biggest moons of Jupiter. 1000's of amateur and
professional astronomers, research observatories and others around the globe
hope to get as many people to the eyepieces of telescopes as possible between
April 2 and 5.

There are several events around town and the Society's observatory, Eagle Eye
Observatory at Canyon of the Eagles Nature Lodge and Park between April 2 and
April 5.

April 2: Ruiz Library, 1600 Grove Blvd, Austin, TX 7 to 9p.m.
April 3: Eagle Eye Observatory, near Burnet, TX dark to 10 p.m.*
April 4: Eagle Eye Observatory, near Burnet, TX dark to 10p.m.*
April 4: Central Market, 38th and Lamar, Austin, TX 7 to 10p.m.

*For directions visit: http://www.austinastro.org/CoE.html#directions. Also, the
star parties may last longer than 10 p.m.

For more information on the Austin Astronomical Society visit
www.austinastro.org. For more information on on 100 Hours of Astronomy visit
www.100hoursofastronomy.org.