Photo courtesy of: Homer L. Dodge Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Oklahoma

On the evening of October 2, the clouds cleared out, Neyland Stadium dimmed it's lights, and a beautiful view of the night sky was seen from atop UT's Neilsen Physics Building. Tate's fourth graders were able to see Jupiter, four of Jupiter's moons, craters on our Moon, and the Ring Nebula. One crater that was seen in great detail was Tycho. Tycho is a young crater that is framed in rays that formed when rock fragments were ejected upon impact, 109 million years ago. Students also were able to touch a 4.6 billion year old meteorite and see an actual Moon rock. Another exciting visit is planned for November 6.