Event

Come join us at the Heights Astronomy Night at Heights High School in Wichita Kansas. Come on out to the 12th Annual Astronomy Night. The Kansas Astronomical Observers will be providing telescopes for viewing the night sky. What will we see; we'll see the Waxing Crescent Moon in Sagittarius, with Saturn in Aquarius to the east.

We will also have available a portable planetarium show for the public.

This event is open to all visitors. Come one come all, all are welcome.

Heights High School

Date: Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Time: 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Central

Location: Heights High School
5301 N. Hillside
Wichita, KS 67219

Information for Visitors
Instructions for the Public:

This event is FREE and open to the public.

Not only will we observe the Moon and Saturn, we can check out some nubula, open clusters, or even another galaxy with the telescopes we will have setup outside.

A portable planetarium show will be provided by the Kansas Astronomical Observers. The planetarium is on loan from the Fort Hays State University.

Location Details

Event Report

Comments and anecdotes about the event:
On Tuesday, October 28, five members of Kansas Astronomical Observers participated in the Wichita Heights High School annual Astronomy Night. The event was open to the public and we had many students, parents and families attend. One of the activities presented by the KAO volunteers was an inflatable digital planetarium on loan from Ft Hays State University. Around 90 persons attended the four 25 minute shows presented. We toured the constellations and stars of the night sky, travelled to Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. On our return to Earth, we stopped by the Moon and watched the Earth rise over the limb of the moon, similar to how the Apollo X astronauts did in 1968. Other members of KAO set up their telescopes on the North lawn and chased views of the waxing crescent moon and Saturn between the clouds. Later, it cleared up a bit and they were able to view Jupiter and its moons. The green laser pointer was a highlight when used to point out objects in the sky, and got several “wow” comments. Light up models of Earth, the Moon, Jupiter and Saturn were on display nearby, and folks seemed to really enjoy them and they were interesting conversation pieces. There were probably around 200 visitors, students and adult, and a rough guess that perhaps as many as 95% of the visitors had never looked through a telescope. The principal and other teachers were very enthusiastic and appreciative of the clubs participation in the event.

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