‘Exotic Matter’ Headlines Oct. 6 MTSU Star Party

MTSU Physics and Astronomy lecturer Irina Perevalova continues the fall semester Department of Physics and Astronomy First Friday Star Party with “Exotic Matter” starting at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 6, in Wiser-Patten Science Hall Room 102.

Weather permitting, a telescope viewing will follow the 45- to 60-minute lecture. The star parties are free and open to the public. To find Wiser-Patten Science Hall and nearby parking, visit http://tinyurl.com/MTSUParkingMap.

First Friday Star Parties are a way for the department to bring the campus, Murfreesboro and surrounding communities together, with faculty sharing about planets, the sun and moon and other celestial objects and phenomena.

Star Parties are open to the general public. MTSU students, faculty, staff and children are welcome.

Physics and astronomy is one of 11 departments in the College of Basic and Applied Sciences.