TUSCALOOSA, Ala. - Think there’s life on other planets? The University of Alabama’s astronomy department will give viewers a chance to decide for themselves during a free public sky viewing of Mercury, Jupiter and Saturn on Friday, April 18 at 8 p.m.

Dr. Raymond White, professor of astronomy within UA’s College of Arts and Sciences, will give a short review of what will be seen before guests look through the refracting telescope in the dome on top of Gallalee Hall.

This is the fourth public viewing of the spring semester. Gallalee Hall is located on the UA campus near the intersection of Hackberry Lane and University Boulevard in Tuscaloosa. For more information, contact UA’s department of physics and astronomy at 205/348-5050.

The College of Arts and Sciences is UA’s largest division and the largest public liberal arts college in the state, with approximately 5,000 undergraduate and 1,000 graduate students. The College has received national recognition for academic excellence, and A&S students have been selected for many of the nation’s top academic honors, including 15 Rhodes Scholarships, 13 Goldwater Scholarships, seven Truman Scholarships and 15 memberships on USA Today’s Academic All-American teams.