MIDSOUTH STAR GAZE & ASTRONOMY CONFERENCE!

Rainwater Observatory is gearing up for its annual Mid-South Stargaze and Astronomy Conference, April 22-25, 2026! This event attracts amateur and professional astronomers from around the country. It is held under one of the darkest skies in the southeastern United States and just off the beautiful Natchez Trace Parkway near the village of French Camp, Mississippi.

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FREE MONTHLY PUBLIC PROGRAM!

“REFLECTIONS OF THE UNIVERSE! “

Rainwater Observatory in French Camp Mississippi will be offering a free 4-County Electric Foundation “Exploring the Heavens” public program series! This month’s updated presentation is one of our most popular, “REFLECTIONS OF THE UNIVERSE! “, will be presented on Friday, September 12, 2025, starting at 7:00 p.m. by Edwin Faughn, director of Rainwater Observatory.

"REFLECTIONS OF THE UNIVERSE" focuses on the magnificent visual beauty and unimaginable vastness of the heavens. This updated, inspiring, educational and entertaining Power Point presentation is illustrated with numerous paintings by Faughn Faughn as well as some of the latest spectacular images and discoveries in the field of space science such as the lates James Webb images! His work has been featured in and on the covers of leading international space science magazines, books, exhibitions, and planetarium productions such as Scientific American, Federal Express World Headquarters and the world premiere of Titanic: The Exhibition.

Edwin has presented hundreds of programs to diverse audiences including universities, museums, schools, aviation firms, conferences, churches, civic groups, senior and youth groups, scouts and various other organizations such as Winthrop Rockefeller Institute, Federal Express World Headquarters, Pink Palace Family Of Museums (75th Anniversary Celebration), Sharpe Planetarium, Arkansas State University (Distinguished Alumni Speaker), Mississippi State University, University Of Mississippi (conference keynote speaker), Arkansas State University (keynote speaker for NASA's STEAM Initiative (STEM with Art + Design) and Crew Training International (CTI is one of the leading providers of Cockpit/Crew Resource Management training for the world's military aviators). His work has also been featured on the main KEPLER website of NASA's Ames Research Center and can be seen at www.edwinfaughn.com.

Rainwater Observatory and Planetarium is located one mile east of the Natchez Trace Parkway off MS Highway 413 near the village of French Camp in Mississippi. Come early and enjoy dinner at the Council House, another support ministry of French Camp Academy.

For more information, contact Edwin Faughn at Rainwater Observatory: 662-547-7283 or info@rainwaterobservatory.org.

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