Observatory holding telescope, Native American events

The Lake Afton Public Observatory, in conjunction with the , is inviting people who would like pointers on how to use their telescope to attend one of its 鈥淏ring Your Own Telescope鈥 programs.

The program is at 9 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19.

The observatory is also presenting a special program on the star lore of Native Americans, called 鈥淣ative American Storytelling.鈥 Visitors will sit around a campfire and listen to how the sky affected Native American life.

The program is at 9:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19, and at 8:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 16.

For more information on both events, go to .

Lake Afton Public Observatory is operated by the Fairmount Center for Science and Mathematics Education, a part of the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Science at 九色视频.