ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Saturday, March 23, 1996 TAG: 9603250026
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-3 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
Virginia Tech physicists and Blacksburg recreation officials will team up Sunday to offer a viewing of Comet Hyakutake from one of the beauty spots of Blacksburg: the municipal golf course off Graves Avenue. The public is invited to join the celestial fun from 8 to 11 p.m. Sunday. Binoculars are recommended, though some telescopes will be available. In case of cloudy weather Sunday, the viewing will take place Monday night. If in doubt about the weather, call 231-5719. A Tech professor caught the comet (see photo at right) when it was 40 million miles from Earth. Sunday it should be a mere 9.3 million miles away.
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