Oglebay Astronomy Club

Fall Astronomy Day Night Program

Saturday, September 27, 2025

Event

Fall Astronomy Day night program at Speidel Observatory. Telescope observing, constellation talk, NSN toolkit activities, telescope optics demonstrations, observatory tours.

Date: Saturday, September 27, 2025

Time: 8 p.m. - 11 p.m. Eastern

Location: Speidel Observatory, Schrader Environmental Education Center
Schrader Center, Wheeling, WV 26003

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Location Details

Speidel Observatory, Schrader Environmental Education Center
Speidel Observatory, Schrader Environmental Education Center, Wheeling WV 26003
Schrader Center, Wheeling, WV 26003
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Event Report

Comments and anecdotes about the event:
Fall Astronomy Day night program at Speidel Observatory. Clear sky, high haze. Telescope observing of moon, Saturn, Alberio, Ring Nebula, Hercules Cluster, Epsilon Lyrae, Andromeda Galaxy. ISS overflight. Scale model of solar system, meteorite display, constellation talk, NSN toolkit activities, telescope optics demos, observatory tours.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Sat 4/25/2026
1 p.m. - 4 p.m. Eastern 		Spring Astronomy Day Daytime Program Speidel Observatory, Schrader Environmental Education Center
 Schrader Center, Wheeling, WV
Sat 4/25/2026
8 p.m. - 11 p.m. Eastern 		Spring Astronomy Day Night Program Speidel Observatory, Schrader Environmental Education Center
 Schrader Center, Wheeling, WV
Thu 6/4/2026
9 p.m. - 11 p.m. Eastern 		Astronomy in the Park Speidel Observatory, Schrader Environmental Education Center
 Schrader Center, Wheeling, WV
Thu 6/11/2026
9 p.m. - 11 p.m. Eastern 		Astronomy in the Park Speidel Observatory, Schrader Environmental Education Center
 Schrader Center, Wheeling, WV