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Show Observatory sets star show i dedicated in late September. Sep-tember. The Ashcroft Observatory was built largely through donations in honor of Theron M. Ashcroft, professor of physics and engineering atSUSC from 1939 to 1970. It is located about one and one-half miles west of Cedar City on U5G then another mile and a half south on West View Drive. telescope," Menke said. "In the Dark of the Moon" will be an instructive in-structive program including in-cluding slides and in-lormation in-lormation about eclipses, particularly solar eclipses, set to music. Observations through the 14-inch SUSC telescope will be made each evening skies are clear. Nearly 4,000 persons have visited the observatory ob-servatory since it was "In the Dark of the Moon," a program about eclipses, is the July offering of-fering at Southern Utah State College's Ashcroft Observatory. Programs begin at 9 p.m. each Monday through Saturday at the observatory, which is located a few miles southwest of Cedar City. "There are several interesting astronomical events in July including total eclipses of the sun and moon," David H. Menke, observatory director, said. "The eclipse of the moon will be partially visible here in Cedar City on July 17. The total eclipse of the sun will be visible in Russian Siberia on July 31." Howard J. Simkover, an associated director of the SUSC observatory and program producer at the Dow Planetarium in Quebec, Canada, will be among the scientists stationed in Russia for the solar eclipse, Menke said. "Another interesting phenomenon in July will be the conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn on July 31 which will also be visible through the SUSC |