All Weather Event ~ September 14, 2024
International Observe the Moon Night
All Interested Welcome To Attend!

Join us as we celebrate the Moon. Our focus will be on the moon as will our presentations. We open the observatories at 7:15 PM. Indoor presentations start at 7:30 PM. For the outdoor presentation (weather permitting), dress warm as we are usually a few degrees cooler due to rural location. Lawn chairs or blankets are great for sitting on outdoor amphitheater risers. Bring a pair of binoculars to see deep sky wonders by following our laser guided sky tour.

7:15 PM Observatories Open / Telescope Set-up, Observing through evening weather

7:30 PM Indoor Presentation / Welcome, Globe at Night
7:40 PM Indoor Presentation / Phases of the Moon / Demonstration ~ Ed Rolden
7:50 PM Indoor Presentation / Lunar Rotation / Demonstration ~ Luke Vandevere
8:00 PM Indoor Presentation / Solar and Lunar Eclipses / Demonstrations ~ Dan Mead
8:10 PM Indoor Presentation / Other Moons / Europa Mission ~ Al Ryan

8:45 PM Outdoor Presentation / Rocky the Space Tortoise ~ Dawn Brooks
8:55 PM Outdoor Presentation / Lunar Geography ~ Ted Williams
9:05 PM Outdoor Presentation /Celestial Highlights, Laser Blast. Bring your binoculars and follow the guiding laser beam to find deep sky wonders. (Weather Permitting)

9:45 PM Last call for Observation /Visitor Center closes
10:00 PM Event Ends