Star clusters, nebulae and the moon are a few things that the EC’s observatory will be looking at during it’s open house observatory.

The observatory, run by Vincent Lloyd, astronomy professor, provides a place where students as well as the community can meet up and observe the outer space for free.

Once a month, usually on a Friday night, students as well as the community meet up on the roof of the Math Building.

“We meet up at 7 to 8:30 p.m. on the northeastern corner of the Math Building,” Lloyd said.

However, the weather plays a crucial part in whether or not the observatory will take place since the “actual night sky” will be used during the observatories.

“To view the night sky we also use a few telescopes,” Lloyd said. “We also have a few reflecting telescopes.”

Lloyd said that he would advise students “not to come” if the weather were to be cloudy. Although the observatory is dependent on the weather, some students are willing to go and become part of the experience.

“I would definitely go to the observatory because I think it would be interesting as well as a great experience,” Serena Ta, 22, chemistry major, said.

Ta said that from past experiences of observing stars, she would go to the observatory now that she knows that it will take place on campus.

“I would go since it is for free,” Jordan McKay, 18, undecided major, said. “I have never been to an observatory before so I think it would be a new experience for me.”

McKay said that he would also bring “friends and family” to experience such an event as well.

“The observatory is just a thing that we like to do to give back to our community,” Lloyd said.