The ONU Astronomy Club invites Icon viewers to attend the next event at the ONU Observatory. The theme is "The Andromeda Galaxy," and the free event runs from 8 to 10 p.m., Friday, Sept. 27.

The Friday program's main target will be the Andromeda Galaxy, the biggest, brightest galaxy in the northern sky (after the Milky Way).

Dr. J. Pinkney, professor of physics and astronomy at ONU, will give a short presentation on this galaxy around 9 p.m., followed by a Q&A session.

The Moon will be near apogee (its farthest from the Earth) on Friday, but will not rise until after the event. That means it will be easier to see Andromeda and other deep sky objects. In addition, Venus, Uranus and Neptune will be available to view.

This event will be canceled on Friday afternoon in the event of a cloudy forecast.  Watch the "Public Events" web page: http://www2.onu.edu/~j-pinkney/astro/publicevents.html