Thursday, May 3, 1934
Daily Nebraskan
Eclipse to treat
May skygazers
Several planets and
stars will be visible to Lin
coin stargazers this
month, and the highlight
will be a solar eclipse May
30.
The Hyde Memorial Ob
servatory has three tele
scopes available for pub
lic viewing every Saturday
r.iit, said lather Bennett,
assistant superintendent
of Lincoln Parks and Rec
reation Department. The
observatory and programs
are run by volunteers, she
said. -
Since the observatory
was dedicated in 1977,
Bennett said, it has been
open year-round on Satur
days to the general pub
lic and open on Sundays
during the summer.
About 10,000 to 12,000
people visit the observa
tory a year, she said.
Planets that can be seen
this month are Saturn,
Mars and Jupiter. Saturn
and Mars rise in the east
at sundown, but Jupiter
rises later, around 1 1 p.m.
Some prominent stars
that can be viewed are
Mizar, a double star; Y
Canes Venatici, a carbon
star; and M-3, a globular
star cluster.
Although Mizar is called
a double star, the system
is actually six stars grouped
in threes, but only a spec
troscope can detect this.
Mizar is in the crook of
the Big Dipper's handle.
An annual eclipse will
occur May SO and will be
a partial eclipse every
where in the United States
except Alaska. The very
short eclipse, which will
last just seven to 14
seconds, should be visible
in Nebraska about 10:30
a.m. '
Police
Report
The following incidents
were reported to the UNL
Police Department be
tween 8 a.m. and 10:30
p.m. Tuesday:
8 a.m. Parking per
mit reported stolen from
an undetermined Lincoln
location.
1 L50 a.m. Check re
ported lost on City or
East campuses.
1 :09 p.m. Parking per
mit reported lost or stolen
from an unspecified Lin
coln location.
1:25 p.m. Narcotics
violation reported at Abel
Hall. One male student
subsequently was arrest
ed for possession of mari
juana. Arraignment is
scheduled for May 15 in
Lancaster County Court.
2:40 p.m. Parking per
mit reported lost at an
undetermined Fremont lo
cation. 5:33 p.m. Domestic
disturbance reported at
3346 Starr St. Officer con
tacted persons re
sponsible. 6:03 p.m. Security
alarm reported sounding
at' the Nebraska Center
for Continuing Education,
33rd and Holdrege streets.
7:04 p.m. Person re
ported ill at Smith Hall.
Person was transported
to Lincoln General Hos
pital. '
10:21 p.m. Person
stopped for traffic viola
tion was cited for driving
with a suspended license.
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