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[19.11] Urban Astronomy: The Astronomy Club at Georgia State University

B. Ruiz, E. Grundstrom, K. Marshall, J. P. McFarland, M. V. McSwain, M. A. Osterman, N. Veerabathina, D. W. Wingert (Georgia State University)

The Astronomy Club at Georgia State University has found interesting ways to share astronomy with students despite the strong light pollution surrounding the campus. We use several 5"-8" telescopes that belong to the Astronomy Department to hold regular solar observing sessions, and we also hold frequent on-campus nighttime observing sessions that highlight bright planets and the Moon, and occasionally a nebula or two. We have also ground our own 8" mirror and built a Dobsonian telescope to enable more off-campus observing.

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