Saltillo Coahuila. March 27, 2023. The Autonomous University of Coahuila, through its Faculty of Mathematical Physical Sciences and Astronomical Observatory, invites the university community and the general public to enjoy the celestial bodies at the Observatory and Science Reveal Night, Friday. March 31.
Starting from 8:00 pm until midnight, this entertaining academic educational activity will take place on the balcony of the observatory located in the Camporredondo unit; Submission is free.
Astronomer Juan Segura commented that during the night it will be possible to observe the moon with a cycle of 10 days and it will appear with 77 percent of the illumination in its disk. By 8:00 pm it will already be very high above the horizon and will still be visible by the time the activities wrap up.
In regard to the planets, Mars, Venus, and Uranus will be present, though the latter is difficult to discern or define; The Red Planet will be high above the western horizon, sinking as the night goes on, heading into the sunset shortly after 1:00 AM.
He added that Venus will already be very low on the western horizon, heading towards sunset, which will occur a few minutes before 10:00 pm, and it will be clearly recognized due to its great brightness. Another thing to appreciate is the constellation Orion which, like winter just ended, will also say goodbye to the nights of this season.
The event is subject to weather conditions, so those interested are urged to visit the Facebook page @ ObservatorioAstronómicoFCFM UadeC, because that way they will be able to find out about the possibility of its cancellation, or to contact the phones (844) 4 14 47 39 and (844) 414-8869, or by e-mail @Observatorio uadec.edu.mx
The following Observatory and Science Publishing Nights are scheduled for April 23rd, May 23rd, and June 23rd.
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