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TRACKING COMETS AND ASTEROIDS By JAY REYNOLDS
Monday March 17, 2008 at 7:30pm
BURRELL OBSERVATORY OPEN HOUSE

LECTURE ON: TRACKING COMETS AND ASTEROIDS
(meeting one up close and personal before it meets us)
By JAY REYNOLDS

The Burrell Observatory proud to present an open house program on Monday March 17, 2008 at 7:30PM. Jay Reynolds will present a lecture on current space missions to study comets and asteroids, and the role students at Cleveland State University play in tracking these objects in support of NASA’s DAWN Mission.

Jay Reynolds serves Cleveland State University as a research astronomer, studying asteroids in our solar system. Recently, his team presented at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where they shared some of their results of modified techniques in asteroid photography, with the Dawn Mission Science Team. He also is the Director of the Walter R. Schuele Planetarium, part of the Lake Erie Nature & Science Center in Bay Village.

He also serves a NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador and is a member of the NASA Glenn Research Speakers Bureau where he presents over forty public presentations per year, discussing Mars Rovers, Cassini and DAWN Missions to the public.

After the lecture the Burrell Observatory will be open for viewing of the Moon, weather permitting

This is a free lecture and no reservations are required. McKelvey Auditorium is located through Wilker Hall, which is located on the East Side of Front Street north of Bagley at 320 Front St. For questions contact the observatory director at gkader@bw.edu or 440-826-2493
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