WASHINGTON (7News) — Telescopes on the National Mall tonight will give people a chance to see the stars and experience the largest astronomy outreach event in the United States, organizers said.
Hofstra University’s Astronomy Festival on the National Mall (AFNM) will have 35 telescopes in front of the National Air and Space Museum to give a “free guided tour of the sky,” according to organizers.
“I was awarded a NASA grant called music and astronomy under the stars, where we brought telescopes to free outdoor concerts… So in 2010 I just said, why not bring it to the National Mall?” said Hofstra’s coordinator of astronomy outreach Dr. Donald Lubowich…