4 T 14B -- The Michigan Daily Weekend Magazine -- Thursday, February 19, 1998 0 A weekly guide to who's HF where, what's happening and HE1ST! why, you need to be there... The Michigan Daily Weekend I ON TOP OF THE WORLD U' students see final frontier from roof of Saturday CAMPUS CINEMA The Extras (1993) Nabil Maleh's contribution to the Middle East Film Series, about a couple's long-awaited rendezvous and its subsequent fail- ure. Arabic with English subtitles. Mich. 5 p.m. The Apostle (1997) See Thursday. Mich. 7 and 9:45 p.m. Anastasia (1997) The animated story of the adventures of a Russian princess. Angell Aud. A. 8 p.m. $2; kids get in free. MUSIC Monsters of A Cappella A cappella groups Amazin' Blue, the Harmonettes and the Friars present a concert for charity. Rackham. 8 p.m.. $6. 763-TKTS. State Street Poetry Project Concert Featuring Ann Arbor singer/songwriter Lisa Hunter, Aurora and Sugar Pill. plus jazz and hip- hop artists t.b.a. Michigan League Underground. 9:30 p.m. $5. Four Bitchin' Babes Contemporary folk artists Sally Fingerett, Megon McDonough, Debi Smith and Camille West bring female angst and humor to Ann Arbor. The Ark. 8 p.m. $15. 763-TKTS. Buckwheat Zydeco Cajun great is more than just a silly man with an accordion, and his zydeco music kicks off Mardi Gras in style. Blind Pig. 7:30 and 10:30 p.m. $14. (248) 645-6666. Mazinga Punk quartet rips it up with help from Rochester favorites Loose Stools and Ann Arbor's Whiptail. Club Heidelberg. 10 p.m. 663-7758. THEATER Inverted Pyramid See Thursday. 8 p.m. $12. By Nicole Pearl For the Daily It's bound to happen while walking through the many corridors of Angell Hall. That funny, "where am I?" feeling hits, causing even upperclass students to wonder where their destination with- in the labyrinth of a building could be. Indeed, Angell Hall holds more than what first meets the eye. Explorers could stumble onto out-of-the-way offices, hidden elevators or, better yet, a whole universe. What many students may not know is that the roof of Angell Hall is home to a full-scale astronomi- cal observatory. The Angell Hall observatory was built in 1926 as a tool for beginning and advanced astronomy students. At that time, it had a 10-inch refractor and a 15- inch reflecting telescope. In 1994,both of these were removed and put in stor- age to make way for modemn equipment. The telescope at Angell Hall is com- pletely computer-controlled and pro- tected by an 18-foot dome. Six smaller telescopes stand nearby. The observatory's location isn't per- fectly ideal, said Pat Seitzer, an astron- omy professor. It stands atop a shaky building, and as Seitzer said, "It's like putting an observatory on an active vol- cano. " Bright city lights can also complicate observation. The nearest large galaxy to earth, the Great Nebulae in Andromeda, is barely visible through the Angell Hall telescope, Seitzer said. But that can't overpower the experi- ence of seeing the details on Saturn's rings or studying the composition of a M is ,r . v 7 ^) ................ ................ ................ ................. ................ iii:v:' .:..v: .. }'\ Y X61 } ---} Iff f. 'fv ,:{:fin;. : ".- {L. SiY:iti r::y "-v h ri v: DANA U Astronomy graduate students Lynne Jones, Deano Smith, Kristin Chiboueas, Eric Miller, Beth Brown, Kaspar Von Brau Stroiger and Denise Hurley-Keller pose with the telescope they use. star. The observatory at Angell exempli- fies the technological advances made in astronomy during the last part of this century. It differs significantly from another telescope on campus, at the Detroit Observatory. That observatory was the second building on campus and stands near the hospital. A nationally registered historic place, it remains a monument to former University President Henry Philip Tappan's efforts to transform the University into a major research institution. The Detroit Observatory has changed little since 1854. A rope pulley is used to turn the dome and the original astro- nomical instruments remain in place. In their day, they were among the biggest in the world. The building is now under- going a complete historic restoration. Aside from these telescopes, University astronomers have access to telescopes all over the world. The Curtis Schmidt telescope is located in Cerro Tololo, Chile, and the Hiltner 2.4-meter telescope and the McGraw meter telescope both fur Arizona. The University is ah pating in a research project Magellan Project, and intend two 6-1/2-meter in diameter 1 in Chile. The first of those operational around the year 2 The University contribt scopes to other observatori Michigan's boundaries, as Peach Mountain Observatc North Territorial Rd. and ho Society astronomers share starry eyes Friday CAMPUS CINEMA My Left Foot (1989) Daniel Day- Lewis stars in this autobiographical piece about the Irish writer/painter 'Christy Brown, a brilliant mind trapped in a body ravaged by cere- bral palsy. North Campus Chrysler Center Aud. 5:30 p.m. Free. Stand Up Straight, Don't Grovel (1992) In Mandarin with English subtitles, "Stand" is Huang Jianzin's portrayal of several families and their lives within the reform era. Angell Aud. A. 8 p.m. Free. MUSIC -University Choir Performing a pro- gram of chamber and contemporary selections. Hill. 8 p.m. Free. Chick Corea and Gary Burton Jazz greats and vibe masters celebrate -forthcoming CD release. Michigan Theater. 8 p.m. $20-$30. 764-2538.' Jim Carroll New York poet, musician and author of "The Basketball Diaries" delivers spoken-word perfor- mance. With Poignant Plecostomus. Blind Pig. 9:30 p.m. $12.50. (248) 645-6666. Aurora Ann Arbor trio trips out audi- ences with psychedelic rock. Club Heidelberg. 10 p.m. 663-7758. Ekoostik Hookah These groovy guys bring on the funk. Magic Bag, Ferndale. 8 p.m. (248) 544-3030. THEATER By Renatt Brodsky For the Daily It's a bird, it's a plane ... no, it's the Student Astronomical Society! Unlike Superman, who tries to save the world by spinning around the earth, this student group is Earthbound as it observes the sky each month on top of Angell Hall. This 15-person society, which meets biweekly on Wednesdays at 5 p.m. in 1057 Dennison, sponsors a vari- ety of astronomy-related events. The group frequently hosts public lectures. A recent speaker discussed the restoration of the Angell observatory, and on March 18, physics Prof. Yukio Tomozawa will lecture on time trav- el. The SAS also sponsors free public viewing nights at the observatory. On Feb. 6, about 160 people came out to see the sky. LSA senior Aimee D'Onofrio, president of SAS, said, "It was the best open house ever. Everyone from students, to families, to small children came." Besides lectures and public events, the society also offers free tutoring from 8-10 p.m. on Monday nights for students in 100-level astronomy courses. "A lot of people from the same classes will come in with the same problem sets and the society helps them out," D'Onofrio said. "It's a great service because not only do we feel like we are helping out underclassmen, but it's a great way for people with the same major to get to know one another." The society is also planning its second annual Inreach project. This project involves bringing school-aged chil- dren from metro Detroit schools to Ann Arbor and show- ing them hands-on astronomy fun. This year, members are hoping to have the program take place in a planetari- um, where theyacan present a slide show and different scaling exercises. How does the society have time to plan all these events, tutor other students and study for their own vig- See SOCIETY, Page 16B Inverted Pyramid See p.m. $12 for students. Thursday. 8 Prof. Patrick Seltzer runs the ALTERNATIVES Hilton Als Reading from "The Women," recently released in paper- back, which he has described as a partial memoir, part psychological study and part sociopolitical mani- festo. He discusses his personal role models, including Dorothy Dean. "'Shdman Drum. 8 p.m. Weeked1 M A G A Z I N E Weeken Magazine Editors: Emily Lambert Weekend Magazine Associate Editor: Christopher Tkaczyk. Writers: Joanne Alnajjar, Renatt Brodsky, Brian Cohen, Chris Farah, Geordy Ga Joshua Pedersen and Gina Rasmussen. Photographers: Dana Linnane, Nathan Ruffer, Adriana Yugovich and Warren Zii Cover photo courtesy of Gary Bernstein: Stars photographed with the Big Throu Arts Editors: Bryan Lark and Kristin Long. Courtesy of GRP Records Chick Corea returns to Ann Arbor to perform tomorrow at the Michigan Theater.