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SAC SkyWatch on Friday, 9 - Oct - 2026
Dorothy Hanna, President, Salina Astronomy Club, will give a talk titled ‘Fall Constellations’. Come and learn about the constellations visible in the Fall skies. Many constellations are named after figures, creatures, and objects from ancient Greek and Roman mythology; such as Cassiopeia, Cepheus, Hercules, Pegasus, Andromeda, and Cygnus.
Location: Rm 229, Peters Science Hall, KWU, 4th & Cloud and the KWU Observatory on the 5th Floor.
Times: Talk and Q&A from 7:30 to 8:30 pm; Light Refreshments after talk. Join us to observe targets like a) the Hercules Cluster (M13), b) Wild Duck Cluster (M11) in Scutum, c) Andromeda Galaxy (M31), d) the colored double star, Albireo in Cygnus and e) the ringed planet Saturn from 8:45 to 10 pm, weather-permitting. Just in case it is too cloudy, below is pic of what Saturn and its moons will look like in early October!!!