During the Margaretta Days Festival Downeast Amateur Astronomers will have solar telescopes and displays.
There is no more dynamic an object in the solar system than the Sun. It can completely change its appearance in a matter of hours or emit more energy in one flare, lasting only a few minutes, than humans have used throughout recorded history! Sunspots, that are far larger than Earth, can be born and decay at times with amazing rapidity, requiring hours of observation. Complex sunspot groups display violent motions that can plunge some spots completely through others. With such an exciting object available for observation – a real star only 8.3 light minutes away – it would be a shame not to really observe it.
The Margaretta Days Festival celebrates the American Revolution Downeast, specifically the Battle of the Margaretta, the first Naval Battle of the American Revolution, the beginning of the US Merchant Marines, and the Battle of the Rim. This annual festival in Machias, Maine was named one of Yankee Magazine’s 2010 Top 20 Events which encourages everyone to enjoy travelling back in time to life in 1775. It's a lot of fun with a bit of history thrown in. History comes alive with an encampment of soldier re-enactors and period demonstrations.
Date: Saturday June 13th
Time 8:30 AM
Location: Helen's Restaurant Parking Lot, Machias Maine4
There is no more dynamic an object in the solar system than the Sun. It can completely change its appearance in a matter of hours or emit more energy in one flare, lasting only a few minutes, than humans have used throughout recorded history! Sunspots, that are far larger than Earth, can be born and decay at times with amazing rapidity, requiring hours of observation. Complex sunspot groups display violent motions that can plunge some spots completely through others. With such an exciting object available for observation – a real star only 8.3 light minutes away – it would be a shame not to really observe it.
The Margaretta Days Festival celebrates the American Revolution Downeast, specifically the Battle of the Margaretta, the first Naval Battle of the American Revolution, the beginning of the US Merchant Marines, and the Battle of the Rim. This annual festival in Machias, Maine was named one of Yankee Magazine’s 2010 Top 20 Events which encourages everyone to enjoy travelling back in time to life in 1775. It's a lot of fun with a bit of history thrown in. History comes alive with an encampment of soldier re-enactors and period demonstrations.
Date: Saturday June 13th
Time 8:30 AM
Location: Helen's Restaurant Parking Lot, Machias Maine4
Date: Saturday, June 13, 2015
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. Eastern