Students attend professor’s display on lights

A small crowd of students attended a presentation that dealt with the different kinds of light.

The presentation, "New Eyes: Gamma Ray and X-ray Astronomy" was presented Wednesday at Weyandt Hall's planetarium. Geoscience professor Ken Coles ran the show.

This presentation is the third in a four-part series sponsored by the IUP geoscience department and the IUP College of Natural Science and Mathematics.

The first show, "Variable Stars: Science You Can Do," took place on family weekend, the morning of Oct. 31.

The second, "Astronomy Short Stories," was on Dec. 9. Unlike the others in the series, this show showcased student work.

Students in the stellar astronomy class used the planetarium equipment to create their own demonstrations.

Fewer than 15 people attended the presentation.