Learn about EarthScope at ASU Earth & Space Open House

March 17, 2014

ASU’s Earth & Space Open House is set to take place from 7 to 10 p.m., March 28, at the Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building IV (ISTB 4) on ASU’s Tempe campus.

Visitors to the free event can attend a public lecture, gaze at the sky through telescopes, watch science demonstrations and explore the interactive displays in ISTB 4, which is located at the corner of McAllister and Terrace.

The theme for this open house is EarthScope: An Earth Science Program, and it will feature a public lecture by School of Earth and Space Exploration professor Ramon Arrowsmith. The lecture, titled “EarthScope: An Earth Science Program," will be held at 7 p.m. in the Marston Exploration Theater.

Lectures are 45 minutes long, followed by a 15-minute Q&A session. Seating is on a first-come basis.

There will be one 3-D planetarium show in the Marston Exploration Theater at 9 p.m. Telescopes will be set up from 8 to 10 p.m. next to the Skyscape art installation.

To get to the open house, go to the main entrance of ISTB 4, located on the building’s north side.

The monthly open house is partially sponsored by the School of Earth and Space Exploration, GeoClub and AstroDevils: ASU Astronomy Club. The final open house date for the spring is April 25, featuring the Mars and Curiosity rovers.

For more information, visit http://astopenhouse.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/events/600976849985655/.

The School of Earth and Space Exploration is an academic unit of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.