{"id":52868,"date":"2026-03-25T08:30:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T13:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=52868"},"modified":"2026-03-25T08:30:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T13:30:03","slug":"explore-the-universe-acc-hosts-space-night-at-round-rock-campus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2026\/03\/25\/explore-the-universe-acc-hosts-space-night-at-round-rock-campus\/","title":{"rendered":"Explore the Universe: ACC Hosts Space Night at Round Rock Campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Get ready for an evening of hands-on science and stargazing. Austin Community College District (ACC) invites students, families, and the Central Texas community to <a href=\"https:\/\/sem.austincc.edu\/astronomy\/star-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ACC Space Night at the Round Rock Campus.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong> Friday, March 27<br \/><strong>Time:<\/strong> 4\u20139:30 p.m.<br \/><strong>Location:<\/strong> ACC Round Rock Campus<\/p>\n<p>The event begins with daytime solar viewing, where guests can safely observe sunspots and learn more about our closest star. Throughout the evening, ACC\u2019s Honors Astronomy &amp; Observational Sciences (HAOS) teams will host family-friendly experiments and interactive activities.<\/p>\n<p>Attendees can also enjoy an Astronomy Club presentation and a science talk with ACC professors.<\/p>\n<p>After 8 p.m., weather permitting, guests will have the opportunity to view the night sky through powerful 11-inch telescopes, including a closer look at planets and other celestial objects. Astronomy faculty and volunteers will be available throughout the event to guide observations and answer questions.<\/p>\n<p>This event is free and open to the public.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about ACC\u2019s Astronomy Program at <a href=\"http:\/\/austincc.edu\/astronomy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">austincc.edu\/astronomy<\/a>.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get ready for an evening of hands-on science and stargazing. Austin Community College District (ACC) invites students, families, and the Central Texas community to ACC Space Night at the Round Rock Campus. Date: Friday, March &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2026\/03\/25\/explore-the-universe-acc-hosts-space-night-at-round-rock-campus\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3930,"featured_media":45674,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17,13,15],"tags":[29,424,4358],"class_list":["post-52868","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-announcements","category-current-students","category-facstaff-news","tag-astronomy","tag-round-rock-campus","tag-space-night"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52868","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3930"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52868"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52868\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}