<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/westmont-news/star-party-features-christmas-tree-cluster-0.html" dsn="news"><pubDate>12/14/2018</pubDate><title>Star Party Features Christmas Tree Cluster</title><excerpt>The Westmont Observatory, home of the powerful Keck Telescope, opens its dome toward the skies for a free, public viewing on Friday, Dec. 21, beginning about 6:30 p.m. and lasting several hours. The observatory is available to the public every third Friday of the month in conjunction with the Santa Barbara Astronomical Unit, whose members bring their own telescopes to Westmont for the public to gaze through.</excerpt><author>Westmont</author><image>
            
            <img src="/_migrated-binaries/sites/default/files/blogs-legacy/2018/12/oakTelescope-505x343.jpg" alt="The Westmont Observatory shrouded by oak trees is open for public viewing of the stars with the Keck telescope"/>
        </image><caption>The Westmont Observatory shrouded by oak trees</caption><description>1 Column Content Background Color White Ali...</description></item>