Talk topic: Astronomy 101 — how the sky works.  Ever wonder why some constellations are only visible in the winter?  What’s the difference between a lunar eclipse and a solar eclipse?  Come to this month’s star party and find out!  Talk starts in the AB Ceder room at the time noted. After the talk there […]

Talk topic: The Moon.  What features can be seen on the Moon?  Can we see the Lunar rover left by astronauts? Talk starts in the AB Ceder room under the museum.  After the talk there will be stargazing if the weather permits.  Free; open to the public. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an […]

Talk topic: Jupiter – King of the planets.  Jupiter is by far the largest planet in our solar system and is a fascinating sight, even in a small telescope.  We’ll talk about Jupiter and why it’s of interest. Talk starts in the AB Ceder room.  After the talk there will be stargazing if the weather […]

Talk topic: “Mars! — The Red planet in fact, lore and fiction”.  Every 26 months, Earth catches up to Mars.  Last month Earth and Mars were at the closest in several years with Mars only about 45 million miles away (only 45 million!).  We’ll discuss ancient beliefs, the fascination of Mars in popular culture, and […]

Our Magnetic Sun:  It hovers in space, 93 million miles from Earth, gently shepherding its retinue of planets along, and bathing us in gentle sunshine, doing nothing more dramatic than giving the unwary a sunburn and occasionally putting on a pretty light show… No!  The Sun is really a gigantic ball of seething, boiling gas, […]

Talk topic: Saturn – The real Lord of the Rings!  As Neil deGrasse Tyson has noted, “Saturn is gorgeous!”  He’s right; Saturn is also fascinating: amazing weather, more than 60 moons – some unique – and of course, the rings.  This year the rings are highly visible – the best views in a decade.  We’ll […]