Rainwater Observatory in French Camp will be offering a free public program for this season called "Reflections of the Universe". This presentation will be given on Friday, September 9, starting at 7 p.m. by Edwin Faughn, director of Rainwater Observatory. The program is free but donations are appreciated.
"Reflections of the Universe" focuses on the magnificent visual beauty and unimaginable vastness of the heavens. This inspiring, educational and entertaining Power Point presentation is illustrated with numerous paintings by Faughn that have been featured in and on the covers of leading international space science magazines, books, exhibitions and planetarium productions such as Scientific American, Science News, Astronomy, Sky and Telescope, The Planetary Society’s, Planetary Report magazine, Federal Express World Headquarters, Crew Training International, IAAA World Tour Exhibition: The Artist’s Universe and the world premiere of Titanic: The Exhibition. It also features some of the latest images and discoveries in the field of space science.
As an artist and lecturer specializing in space sciences Faughn has presented hundreds of programs to diverse audiences including but not limited to universities, museums, schools, churches, civic groups, military installations, aviation firms, scouts and various other organizations. Faughn also served nearly 20 years as the art director for the Sharpe Planetarium of the Pink Palace Family of Museums in Memphis, Tennessee. His work is now featured on the main KEPLER website of NASA's Ames Research Center at: http://kepler.nasa.gov/education/fun/arts/graphicart/faughn/. More of his work can be seen at www.edwinfaughn.com .
After the presentation, weather permitting, an observing session will be held using some of Rainwater’s powerful telescopes. The planetarium can be used if the outdoor observing is clouded out. Rainwater Observatory and Planetarium is located one mile east of the Natchez Trace Parkway off MS Highway 413 near the village of French Camp in Mississippi. Come early and enjoy Steak Night at the Council House Café, another support ministry of French Camp Academy.
For more information visit Rainwater Observatory at: www.rainwaterobservatory.org, call us at: 662-547-7283 or email us at: info@rainwaterobservatory.org.
