??The Denison University Planetarium will conclude its fall semester series of open houses with "November Skies" on Thursday (Nov. 8) in Olin Science Hall. Shows are scheduled at 7 p.m., 7:45 p.m., and 8:20 p.m. Lauren Jones, assistant professor of physics and the director of Swasey Observatory, will host the star show with assistance from physics students.

No reservations are necessary for this free presentation and families are encouraged to attend. Another series of open houses will be scheduled during spring semester.

The Denison planetarium contains a Zeiss ZKP3 state-of-the-art planetarium projector. This instrument is housed in an 8-meter dome and is controlled by a computer.

Seating is limited to about 35 persons in the planetarium.

About Denison:

Denison University, founded in 1831, is an independent, residential liberal arts institution located in Granville, Ohio. A highly selective college enrolling 2,100 full-time undergraduate students from all 50 states and dozens of foreign countries, Denison is a place where innovative faculty and motivated students collaborate in rigorous scholarship, civic engagement and the cultivation of independent thinking.

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