* Astronomy

Cosmic Ray Visitor Centre Opens

The University of Utah's Department of Physics and Astronomy will hold an open house at 1 p.m. MDT Wednesday, Oct. 5 at the new Millard County Cosmic Ray Visitor Centre in Delta, Utah.
The centre - which normally will be open 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on weekdays - holds displays about the history of cosmic ray research in Utah and about the Telescope Array cosmic ray observatory, which is spread across the desert west of Delta. The centre also includes a display about the nearby Topaz internment camp, where U.S. citizens of Japanese descent were imprisoned during World War II.
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