Star-gazing

Foothill College Observatory
12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. Operated by Peninsula Astronomical Society. View stars, planets andgalaxies through a 16-inch reflecting telescope on clear Friday nights from 9-11 p.m. Also open Sat 10 a.m.-noon for solar viewing using a new hydrogen-alpha solar telescope. Free pubic viewing. Closed when cloudy. Observatory next to Parking lot #4. Bring $3 for parking permit. Call 650-949-7334.

Peninsula Astronomical Society Mountain View
Meets second Friday of each month 7:30 p.m. in room 5015, at Foothill College, next to parking lot #5. Lecture, presentations. $3 charge for parking at Foothill. Public welcome. Call William Phelps at 650-493-4742.
E-mail: pasinfo@usa.net.