Season. Location: Mingo Creek Park Observatory, Mansion Hill Road Extension, Finleyville, PA 15332 Individual dates will be updated as needed. All astronomy events are weather and staff permitting and vary with the season of the year and astronomical events. Groups leaders please email MingoSPCoordina tor@3ap.org in advance. For more information:
www.3ap.org and https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/event-list.cfm?ClubID=675
Typical Planetarium Schedule: Movie: 6:30 PM and 10:00 PM “TBD,” 7:15 PM Presentation “TBD”; 8:00 PM and 9:00 PM Sky Show. Check back as dat approaches for more information.
See large clusters of stars, beautiful colored double stars without interference from the Moon, and view the planets Uranus and Neptune. It’s all part of the show during October Moonrise Star Party sponsored by the Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh.
Mingo Star Party starts Saturday, October 11 at 7:10 PM, EDT at Mingo Observatory, Mingo Creek County Park, Washington County.
This is an opportunity for amateur astronomers, students and the general public to observe the wonders autumn skies and watch the Gibbous Moon rise at 9:14 PM, EDT. Enjoy the views of the Andromeda Galaxy and Double Cluster in Perseus through the telescopes at the Observatory.
Did you get a new telescope recently and don't know how to use it? Bring it along and members of the AAAP will help!
Looking to buy a telescope, accessories, star charts and books? Wagman Observatory is the place to start. We'll have free handouts, guides and booklets to point visitors in the right direction.
The Star Parties will be held WEATHER PERMITTING.
For more information:
1. AAAP web page - www.3ap.org
2. AAAP Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Amateur-Astronomers-Association-of-Pittsburgh/114188205266611
3. Mingo Observatory phone - 724-348-6150
This is an opportunity for amateur astronomers, students and the general public to observe the wonders autumn skies and watch the Gibbous Moon rise at 9:14 PM, EDT. Enjoy the views of the Andromeda Galaxy and Double Cluster in Perseus through the telescopes at the Observatory.
Did you get a new telescope recently and don't know how to use it? Bring it along and members of the AAAP will help!
Looking to buy a telescope, accessories, star charts and books? Wagman Observatory is the place to start. We'll have free handouts, guides and booklets to point visitors in the right direction.
The Star Parties will be held WEATHER PERMITTING.
For more information:
1. AAAP web page - www.3ap.org
2. AAAP Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Amateur-Astronomers-Association-of-Pittsburgh/114188205266611
3. Mingo Observatory phone - 724-348-6150
4. Email - MingoSPCoordinator@3ap.org
The members of the Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh invite the public to the Mingo Creek Park Observatory. More than 20,000 guests have visited the observatory since its opening in 2005. Come and see what they've discovered and you've been missing.
No fee is charged for admission, though we gladly accept donations to cover the cost of operation.
The members of the Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh invite the public to the Mingo Creek Park Observatory. More than 20,000 guests have visited the observatory since its opening in 2005. Come and see what they've discovered and you've been missing.
No fee is charged for admission, though we gladly accept donations to cover the cost of operation.
Please use parking lights only when you drive past Shelter 10.
For additional directions or to check on the weather conditions, please call the observatory at 724-348-6150. If you get our voice mail or a busy signal, keep trying. We receive many calls for information just before and during the star parties.
Date: Saturday, September 27, 2014
Time: 6 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Eastern
Location:
Mingo Creek Park Observatory
1 Shelter 10 Road
Finleyville, PA 15332
Finleyville, PA 15332
