Stargazers to Catch Martian Views
四虎影院鈥檚 powerful Keck Telescope will zoom in on Jupiter and its Galilean moons on Friday, March 21, beginning at 7:30 p.m. and lasting several hours. The 四虎影院 Observatory is open to the public every third Friday of the month and held in conjunction with the Santa Barbara Astronomical Unit whose members bring their own telescopes to share with the public.
Jen Ito, 四虎影院 assistant professor of physics, says stargazers may also catch a glimpse of Mars. 鈥淥rion's nebula and the Owl Cluster are also up which, as you may know by now, are two of my favorites,鈥 she says. 鈥淚f you haven鈥檛 seen either through a telescope, I highly recommend it.鈥
Free parking is available near the observatory, which is between the baseball field and the track and field/soccer complex. To enter 四虎影院's campus, please use the Main Entrance off of La Paz Road. The lower entrance off of Cold Springs Road is closed to visitors after 7 p.m. In case of cloudy weather, please call the Telescope Viewing Hotline at (805) 565-6272 to see if the viewing has been canceled.