{"id":4171,"date":"2025-03-07T14:03:09","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T19:03:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cos\/?p=4171"},"modified":"2025-03-13T12:52:27","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T17:52:27","slug":"astronomy-club-spends-night-observing-starts-and-planets-and-moons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cos\/2025\/03\/07\/astronomy-club-spends-night-observing-starts-and-planets-and-moons\/","title":{"rendered":"Astronomy Club spends night observing starts &#8211; and planets and moons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The night sky on Thursday was relatively clear for students from the Marshall University Astronomy Club (MUAC). They were able to set up a variety of their donated telescopes for club members and community members passing by to view the night sky (they set-up their Sky Watcher Dobsonian, Meade LX200, and Celestron C6). Mars and the color bands of Jupiter were seen along with 4 of its prominent moons. 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