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![Mississippi State’s Department of Physics and Astronomy and Astronomy Club are hosting a special Halloween public viewing Friday [Oct. 30] at the university’s Howell Observatory.](/sites/www.msstate.edu/files/inline-images/Howell_at_the_Moon.jpg "Mississippi State’s Department of Physics and Astronomy and Astronomy Club are hosting a special Halloween public viewing Friday [Oct. 30] at the university’s Howell Observatory.")
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State’s Department of Physics and Astronomy and Astronomy Club are hosting a special Halloween public viewing Friday [Oct. 30] at the university’s Howell Observatory.
Titled “Howell at the Moon,” the 7-9 p.m. event is free to all and will include observations of the Andromeda galaxy, a visiting asteroid and the Moon.
Children of all ages are encouraged to wear costumes, and candy will be provided.
Clouds or rain will cancel the viewing.
The observatory is located at the H.H. Leveck Animal Research Center, also known as South Farm. To reach the facility, take Blackjack Road to the intersection of Stone Blvd., then turn south onto Stone Blvd. Extended and continue for two miles. Signs mark the route to the site.
For more information, contact Angelle Tanner, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, at 662-325-4112 or at876@msstate.edu.
Additional information about MSU’s Department of Physics and Astronomy is found at www.physics.msstate.edu.
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