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Dudley Observatory October Sky Map and Film Festival Schedule (1 MEG pdf file)

Join us on October 4^th as we celebrate World Space Week and the ongoing fascination with Mars!

	In 1999, the United Nations General Assembly declared October 4-10 annually as World Space Week. The objective is to celebrate internationally the contributions of space to the betterment of the human condition. Since the UN declaration, special public and schools events have been held in over 50 nations each year during World Space Week.

Dudley Observatory and the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University at Albany
will host a screening of the sci-fi movie classic "War of the Worlds",
followed by a Mars observing session using the University's 16-inch telescope.

Saturday,
October 4
7:30 PM

Mars and Stars Film Festival

Tonight's feature presentation: "War of the Worlds"
In this 1953 movie starring Gene Berry and Ann Robinson, Earth is invaded by our Martian neighbors who temporarily take control of our planet.
Run Time: 85 minutes (Rated G)

The movie will be screened in Lecture Center 24, near the Fountain at the center of the University at Albany uptown campus.

The movie will be followed by telescope observing at the Campus Observatory atop the Earth Science Building.

Martian meteorite and Moon rock samples will be on display.

Free parking available in the State Quad Parking lot.
University at Albany campus map and directions

This event is open to the public and free of charge.

"They murder everything that moves!"

Event flyer in PDF format (150 Kb)

For sights and sounds from the original movie, visit the War of the Worlds SciFi Flicks Guide

Mars Still Close!

When Mars was at its closest, its apparent size was about 25 arcseconds (the apparent size of a dime at 500 feet). As the Earth moves farther away from Mars over the next months, Mars will appear to get smaller and smaller. Image taken 8/21/03 at the University at Albany by C. Gino.

View images of Mars taken at the University at Albany Observatory in August and September

You may have just seen it make its closest approach to Earth in recorded history. You can still see it nightly, blazing in the sky.

Join the Dudley Observatory and the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University at Albany
as we celebrate the ongoing fascination with Mars with a screening of the sci-fi movie "Capricorn One",
followed by a Mars observing session using the University's 16-inch telescope.

Saturday,
October 18
7:30 PM

Mars and Stars Film Festival

Tonight's feature presentation: "Capricorn One"
In order to protect the reputation of the American space program, a team of scientists stages a phony Mars landing in this 1978 conspiracy flick. Along with Elliott Gould, Hal Holbrook and Sam Waterson, the all-star cast includes James Brolin, O.J. Simpson and Telly Savalas.
Run Time: 123 minutes (Rated PG)

The movie will be screened in Lecture Center 24, near the Fountain at the center of the University at Albany uptown campus.

The movie will be followed by telescope observing at the Campus Observatory atop the Earth Science Building.

Martian meteorite and Moon rock samples will be on display.

Free parking available in the State Quad Parking lot.
University at Albany campus map and directions

This event is open to the public and free of charge.

"A funny thing happened on the way to Mars..."

Event Flyer in PDF format (300 Kb)

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