Astronomer Steve Ruhl presents ‘Jupiter As a Star’

Published 12:19 pm Friday, December 12, 2014

What would it take to make Jupiter a star? Join astronomer Steve Ruhl as we look at Jupiter’s place in the solar system, what it would take to make it a star, and what would happen to Earth in the process at the planetarium Show “Jupiter As a Star” at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13 at Ritchie Observatory.

The show is free to members of the Battle Point Astronomical Association; $2 donation suggested for nonmembers, $5 for families.

If the sky is clear, astronomers will be on hand with telescopes for public solar viewing prior and star-gazing afterward.

The Battle Point Astronomical Association is a nonprofit amateur astronomy organization that operates the Edwin E. Ritchie Observatory and John H. Rudolph Planetarium in the Helix House at Battle Point Park.

For more information, call 206-842-9152 or visit www.bpastro.org.