<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/pre-go-live-resources/_migration/2026-08-21/westmont-news/clear-skies-may-reveal-celestial-objects.html" dsn="news"><pubDate>01/12/2011</pubDate><title>Clear Skies May Reveal Celestial Objects</title><excerpt>Local stargazers wanting to catch a glimpse of the night sky through Westmont’s powerful Keck Telescope are hopeful they won’t be rained out again Friday, Jan. 21, beginning at 7 p.m. The free, public viewings, which are held every third Friday of the month, have been rained out the last three months. The observatory sits between the track and baseball field at Westmont. Free parking is available above the baseball field. Members of the Santa Barbara Astronomical Unit (SBAU) also bring their telescopes to the event for the public to look through.</excerpt><author>Westmont</author><image>
            
            <img src="/_migrated-binaries/sites/default/files/blogs-legacy/2011/01/IMG_2302-325x216.jpg" alt="Westmont's observatory houses the Keck Telescope"/>
        </image><caption>Westmont's observatory houses the Keck Telescope</caption><description>1 Column Content Background Color White Ali...</description></item>