Forest Field Park Stargaze MVAS will be on-site with telescopes and a vast array of knowledge about our night sky. Bring the stars a little closer and make your understanding of our heavenly bodies a little richer through stargazing. This will be a great night to see Jupiter, Mars and the moon as well. Blankets or lawn chairs are encouraged. Stop in for a spell or the whole program.
Date:
Saturday, 3/3/2012
Time:
6:00 PM
- 10:30 PM
Location:
Forest Field Park,
2100 E Centerville Station Rd,
Centerville,
OH
45458
(Get Directions)
Information for Visitors:
MVAS will be on-site with telescopes and a vast array of knowledge about our night sky. Bring the stars a little closer and make your understanding of our heavenly bodies a little richer through stargazing. This will be a great night to see Jupiter, Mars and the moon as well. Blankets or lawn chairs are encouraged. Stop in for a spell or the whole program.
Event Location
Forest Field Park Centerville-Washington Park District
Address:
2100 E Centerville Station Rd
Centerville,
OH
45458
(Get Directions)
Name of Primary Presenter/Organizer:
Patrick Johnson
Event Type:
Star Party(Astronomy night): School/Public/Other group
Number of club members participating as presenters:
5
Toolkit Used:
Other NSN Resources (Telecons, Astronomy Resources Download, etc)
Topics Covered:
Comets
Light Pollution
Milky Way Galaxy
Moon
Phases & Eclipses
Size/Distance Scales
Solar System
Telescopes
Universe
Total number of visitors:
50
What materials were handed out?
NSN Star Chart for March
Comments and anecdotes about the event:
It was cloudy with quite a few sucker holes. We still managed to view the Moon, Jupiter, and Venus, as well as the Orion Nebula, specifically the Trap.
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