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Show ! Star show held over optical instruments are available for purchase at : the observatory, including, in-cluding, Dr. Menke said, photographs ' taken at the SUSC facility. "Giants of the Solar I System" is the ob- J servatory show for May, 1 It will deal with the giant j planets Jupiter and f Saturn. j jj ; "Lions of the Sky," the current program at , Southern Utah State College's Ashcroft Observatory, Ob-servatory, is being held j over for the month of April. 1 "Because of the show's 1 popularity the observatory ob-servatory staff has 1 decided to hold it over for , a second month," said ' David H., Menke, ob-i ob-i servatory director. ; "Nearly 500 persons have ! seen the show- so far, . ; making it the most popular and the only ! repeat performance since I the observatory opened in : October." , , ; "Lions of the Sky" pays ! tribute to the movies "Star Wars" and "The ; Empire Strikes Back" ' through slides and sound tracks of the two science liction hits. Programs begin at 7 and 8:30 p.m. each Friday and Saturday evening at the observatory. ob-servatory. All programs are free. .! Special showings, also free of charge, can be arranged by calling Dr. Menke at 586-1409. Along with the music and slide presentation, observatory visitors have an opportunity . when skies are clear to view different; astronomical objects, including the 1 planets Jupiter and Saturn which are especially prominent 'now, . .. i "We . encourage everyone to come visit the observatory," Dr. Menke said. "The : mysteries of space are captivating, often times more mysterious than the liction in science liction movies." An assortment of astronomical books, star charts.; postcards and |