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Steven Kline is the director of UTC’s Clarence T. Jones Observatory. Photo by Angela Foster.<\/p><\/div>\n

Steven Kline has experienced the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga from several different angles.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

First, as an undergraduate student studying physics. Then, as a graduate student pursuing a master\u2019s degree in education. After spending a few years teaching science classes at Soddy Daisy High School, Kline became an adjunct instructor of astronomy and an academic advisor at UTC.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Throughout all these experiences, Kline stayed looking toward <\/span>the<\/span> stars, remaining involved with UTC\u2019s <\/span>Clarence T. Jones Observatory<\/span><\/b><\/a>, first as an assistant. Now\u2014nearly 15 years later\u2014he can call himself observatory \u201cdirector.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Kline sat down to explain his role.<\/p>\n

What is the Clarence T. Jones Observatory?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMost folks in Chattanooga don\u2019t actually know we have one, which is totally fair because until I was a UTC student, I didn\u2019t either. It\u2019s a small little building tucked away off Brainard Road. It\u2019s an old building built in the \u201930s, so it\u2019sone of those historic pieces of Chattanooga. It\u2019s got some of that good old art deco architecture, so it\u2019s very pretty.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s got a big telescope in it. It\u2019s about 20 and a half inches at its base. When it was built in the \u201930s, it wasn\u2019t top-of-the-line<\/span>\u2014<\/span>like a Hubble or a Webb. It was designed to be used by the public just to engage with astronomy education. So, we\u2019ve followed through on that mission pretty well.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Clarence T. Jones Observatory is located <\/span>4.5 miles east of campus at 10 Tuxedo Ave., north of Brainerd Road and Belvoir Ave.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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What does that mission look like today?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe use it for public viewing and education. We do a lecture series called \u2018Star Parties\u2019 on Sunday nights during the semesters since we\u2019re a UTC facility. We try to rotate those topics out, get people to come out and learn about different astronomy-adjacent things. It\u2019s very casual. You don\u2019t need to have a degree to understand. We have 5-year-olds to 80-year-olds, the whole gamut. We try to tailor it to just a very approachable experience.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn 2023, we got a new planetarium projector. That has let us do a whole lot of cool interactive stuff in the planetarium. Even if the weather\u2019s terrible that night, we can still look at the sky. It\u2019s a cool projector that lets us set it to Chattanooga. It reflects where the stars would actually be at a given time, even if it\u2019s cloudy outside. It\u2019s a projection, not a real-life image, but it\u2019s still cool.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What else can visitors expect to see at Star Parties?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe have the telescope. Folks can look through that. We\u2019ve looked at Jupiter. We\u2019ve looked at Saturn. You can see the bands. You can see the rings. We\u2019ve looked at different nebulae and star clusters.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s a local astronomy club in Chattanooga, the Bernard Astronomical Society, and they have volunteers that come out as well who bring telescopes. So even if the Jones telescope isn\u2019t working, there\u2019s still potential for viewing. It\u2019sa bunch of astronomy nerds with telescopes and stuff.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How can UTC students get involved beyond just attending a star party?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve taken first-year classes out there before. We\u2019ve done Welcome Week events. We\u2019re trying to do a few more of those events on and off.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThere is an astronomy club and we have student TAs. That\u2019s usually a bit more limited just because there\u2019s not as many spots available, but students could still just show up to volunteer if they wanted to. That\u2019s what I did as a student. I got paid for a bit, and then when I graduated, I still helped out.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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All observatory events, including Star Parties, are free and open to the public. <\/span>Click here<\/span><\/b><\/a> for more information.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Why do you love the observatory so much?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI kind of fell into physics because space is pretty and it\u2019s cool. It\u2019s very scary in some aspects. There\u2019s just so much stuff and we\u2019re so small. You can spiral really hard with it, but it\u2019s fun.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBeing able to interact with the public is a big part of it. They have a lot of questions. There was this older lady who asked me what gravity is. I gave the nutshell explanation of what gravity is, and she was like, \u2018No, no, but what is gravity?\u2019 And I\u2019m like, \u2018OK, it\u2019s a property of matter. I don\u2019t know what else you want from me.\u2019<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn undergrad, I had this little girl ask me how lasers work. I said, \u2018You push the button, the light comes out.\u2019 She said, \u2018No, no, no, how does it work?\u2019 She wanted the details of how a laser actually works. It\u2019s fun. They ask all sorts of questions.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSeeing people have that \u2018aha\u2019 moment is what drew me to teaching in the first place. Physics especially is very standoffish at times. Hopefully being able to bring people to some understanding of, \u2018OK, that kind of at least makes some modicum of sense to me now.\u2019 It\u2019s very fun. And with the planetarium, especially now that we have the new projector, the oohs and ahs of the different cool videos. It feels good.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What\u2019s your favorite star?<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSirius. It feels kind of basic. It\u2019s the brightest. Maybe it\u2019s a little bit of a boring favorite. Beetlejuice is a close second. It\u2019s a red giant that could explode. It\u2019s kind of nearing the end of its life cycle. It would be thousands of years from now, more than likely.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Steven<\/p>\n

Learn more<\/h4>\n

Visit UTC<\/a><\/p>\n

Clarence T. Jones Observatory<\/a><\/p>\n

How to apply<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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