Meridian Community College is sponsoring a free public program, “Saturn: The Ringed Giant!,” at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 2, in McCain Theater.

Edwin Faughn, director of Rainwater Observatory in French Camp, will discuss how Saturn is filled with mystery, legend and a wealth of scientific discovery and easily visible in the night sky. The talk will take the audience on a journey through this ringed planet and reveal some imagery and discoveries recorded, according to an MCC news release.

Faughn is an artist and lecturer specializing in space sciences and has presented hundreds of programs at universities, museums, schools, churches, civic groups, scout meetings and various other organizations. His original artwork has been featured in and on the covers of international space science magazines, exhibitions and planetarium productions. A few of his credits include Scientific American, Federal Express World Headquarters and the world premiere of Titanic: The Exhibition. He also served 20 years as the art director for the Sharpe Planetarium of the Pink Palace Family of Museums in Memphis. He has been featured on the main KEPLER website of NASA’s Ames Research Center.

The program is underwritten by MCC and the Mississippi NASA Space Grant Consortium.