Join us for a daytime tour of Northern Skies Observatory in picturesque Peacham, VT.  In addition to meeting our staff and volunteers as they demo our equipment and explain our mission, we will have our solar telescope set up weather permitting for observing the sun.  

Solar telescope - Lunt LS80THa/PT/B1800/FT

• Stand-alone (heavy duty Celestron mount, same one used for refractor scope)
• Aperture 80 mm.
• ED (extra low dispersion glass)
• B1800 = 18 mm blocking filter
• PT = pressure tuner to alter wave length slightly

Date: Saturday, 5/10/2014

Time: 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM Eastern

Location: Northern Skies Observatory, 336 Bayley Hazen Rd., Peacham, VT 05862

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  • Sunset Image
    Sunset: 8:06 PM
  • Waxing Gibbous
    Moon
  • Sky Chart - click to enlarge
    What's in the Sky this evening?

Location Details

Northern Skies Observatory
91 North to NKAF 1. Head north on I-91 N 2. Take exit 18 toward US-5/Barnet/Peacham 3. Turn left onto W Barnet Rd 4. Slight left to stay on W Barnet Rd 5. Continue onto W Main St 6. Turn right to stay on W Main St 7. Continue onto Peacham/Barnet Rd 8. Turn right onto Township Hwy 1 9. Sharp right onto Bayley-Hazen Rd 10. Turn left to arrive at NSO Parking Area (Peacham Elementary School Parking Lot)

336 Bayley Hazen Rd.

Peacham, VT 05862

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Notes:
Anyone wishing to see the observatory or learn about our programs should contact David Magnus (david@nkaf.org), Sidney Wanzer (sidney@nkaf.org) or Damon Cawley (damon@nkaf.org). We would be happy to arrange an informal tour of the facility or talk with you about programs for our users.

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