Fort Hays State University’s Astronomy Club will set up telescopes at the Kansas Wetlands Education Center on Oct. 6, giving students and other observers the chance to see the Andromeda (M31) galaxy as well as other deep-sky objects. Led by Dr. Jack Maseberg, associate professor of physics, and Dr. Paul Adams, dean of the College of Education, this event is an informal opportunity for the public to learn more about the objects in our galaxy.

In addition to the Andromeda Galaxy, a barred spiral galaxy approximately 2.5 million light-years from Earth, the telescopes will be pointed toward Jupiter and Saturn, and nearby M32, M110, M2, M13, M15, and M45 galaxies.

Kody Kirk, 2019 FHSU Kansas Academy of Mathematics and Science graduate, will also set up an astrophotography station that looks at specific kinds of hydrogen, oxygen and sulfur in deep-sky objects that produce unique images in the sky.

This event is open to the general public from 8:30-10 p.m. Refreshments and storytelling will help create a fun evening for all.

The Kansas Wetlands Education Center, affiliated with FHSU’s Werth College of Science, Technology and Mathematics, is located 10 miles northeast of Great Bend at 592 K-156 at Cheyenne Bottoms.

For more information, visit wetlandscenter.fhsu.edu or call 877-243-9268.