The "first light" ceremony for the telescope at SUNY Oneonta has been postponed until Sunday, organisers said. The event, originally scheduled for tonight, was postponed because of inclement weather. Organisers said the ceremony will be at 8:30 p.m. Sunday, with viewings from 9 to 11 p.m.
Stargazers will have a chance to look billions of light years into "deep space," when SUNY Oneonta unveils its new telescope Friday night, a college dean said Tuesday. At a "first light" ceremony at 8:30 p.m., faculty and staff will show the largest optical telescope in the state, said Michael Merilan, dean of science and social science at the State University College at Oneonta.