[154] Nov. 4 MTSU Star Party Features Wallin's 'Galaxy Zoo'

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Dr. Eric Klumpe, 615-898-2483 or eklumpe@mtsu.edu
Dr. Charles Higgins, 615-898-5946 or chiggins@mtsu.edu
Dr. John Wallin, 615-494-7735 or John.Wallin@mtsu.edu

Nov. 4 MTSU Star Party features Wallin’s ‘Galaxy Zoo’

MURFREESBORO — Dr. John Wallin will discuss “Galaxy Zoo: Contributing to Astronomy Online” during the third MTSU First Friday Star Party of the semester on Friday, Nov. 4.

The star party will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Wiser-Patten Science Hall Room 102. After the 30- to 45-minute lecture by Wallin and weather permitting, there will be an outdoor telescope observing for participants.

Wallin is a professor in the MTSU Department of Physics and Astronomy and director of the Center for Computational Sciences. His research has aimed at understanding the gravitationally interactions in the universe. Most recently, he has become involved in the Zooniverse project to enable volunteer citizen scientists to cont+ribute their eyes and brains to analyzing scientific data.

First Friday Star Parties are open to the general public and MTSU students, faculty and staff. Children are welcome. Free parking is available behind Wiser-Patten beginning at 4:30 p.m. on Star Party Fridays only.

For more information, call Drs. Eric Klumpe at 615-898-2483 or Dr. Charles Higgins at 615-898-5946. For general information and a downloadable PDF of the fall 2011 schedule, visit http://bit.ly/MTStarParties11 or call 615-898-2130.

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