Star Party 6-28-19

White Memorial Conservation Center 80 Whitehall Rd, Litchfield, CT, United States

Talk topic: to be announced. Talk starts in the AB Ceder room. After the talk there will be stargazing if the weather permits. Free; open to the public. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Dress warmly, as even in the summer it may be chilly.

Star Party 7-26-19

White Memorial Conservation Center 80 Whitehall Rd, Litchfield, CT, United States

Talk topic: to be announced. Talk starts in the AB Ceder room. After the talk there will be stargazing if the weather permits. Free; open to the public. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Dress warmly, as even in the summer it may be chilly.

Star Party 8-23-19

White Memorial Conservation Center 80 Whitehall Rd, Litchfield, CT, United States

Talk topic: to be announced. Talk starts in the AB Ceder room. After the talk there will be stargazing if the weather permits. Free; open to the public. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Dress warmly, as even in the summer it may be chilly.

Star Party 9-28-19

White Memorial Conservation Center 80 Whitehall Rd, Litchfield, CT, United States

Solar Viewing at White Memorial's annual Family Nature Day.  Weather permitting, we will hold our annual event inviting attendees to look at sunspots, solar prominences and flares, if any.

Star Party 10-25-19

White Memorial Conservation Center 80 Whitehall Rd, Litchfield, CT, United States

Talk topic: Ice Giants & Asteroids. Plodding along their orbits, Uranus and Neptune aren't as spectacular and colorful as Jupiter or Saturn, but they are interesting, too.  Uranus and its moons are tipped at an angle of more than 90 degrees (Earth is tipped 23 and one-half degrees).  How can that be? Neptune controls the Read More...

Star Party 11-15-19

White Memorial Conservation Center 80 Whitehall Rd, Litchfield, CT, United States

Talk topic: astro-imaging update.  In this talk we discuss the fun and challenges of taking high-quality images of planets, star clusters and galaxies.  Images taken by members of the club will be featured at this popular event. Talk starts in the AB Ceder room.  After the talk there will be stargazing if the weather permits.  Read More...

Star Party at White Memorial 2-21-20

White Memorial Conservation Center 80 Whitehall Rd, Litchfield, CT, United States

Talk topic: Astronomy 001 - How the sky works. Ever look at the sky and wonder why the stars rise in the East and set in the West? For that matter, why does the Sun rise in the East? Why not the North, or the West? And why does a particular star rise 4 minutes Read More...

Star Party at White Memorial 3-20-20

White Memorial Conservation Center 80 Whitehall Rd, Litchfield, CT, United States

NOTE: Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, we have reluctantly canceled this event.  We will reschedule the talk called "Asteroids - leftovers of the Solar System" for later this year. In the meantime, please go outside and enjoy the sky!  Need a map of the sky for this month?  Go to www.skymaps.com.  

Star Party at White Memorial 4-17-20

White Memorial Conservation Center 80 Whitehall Rd, Litchfield, CT, United States

Talk topic: to be announced. Talk starts in the AB Ceder room. After the talk there will be stargazing if the weather permits. Free; open to the public. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Dress warmly, as even in the summer it may be chilly.

Star Party at White Memorial 5-15-20

White Memorial Conservation Center 80 Whitehall Rd, Litchfield, CT, United States

Talk topic: to be announced. Talk starts in the AB Ceder room. After the talk there will be stargazing if the weather permits. Free; open to the public. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Dress warmly, as even in the summer it may be chilly.


Litchfield Hills Amateur Astronomy Club