8-11 PM
Date: Saturday, October 5, 2024
Time: 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM Eastern
Location:
Cunningham Falls - Night Viewing Area (Dam Overlook Parking Area)
14372 Catoctin Hollow Road
Thurmont, MD 21788
Westminster Astronomical Society, Inc.
CUNNINGHAM FALLS ASTRONOMY PROGRAMS
Saturday, October 5, 2024
Event
Information for Visitors
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Sunset: 6:46 PM -
Moon: Waxing Crescent -
What's in the Sky this evening?
Location Details
Cunningham Falls - Night Viewing Area (Dam Overlook Parking Area)
Contact Westminster Astronomical Society, Inc. for more information.
Phone:
443-732-0020
Event Report
Comments and anecdotes about the event:
We had a multitude of newcomers and return guests join me on the damn for a wonderful night of stargazing. The conditions were perfect as we toured stars, constellations, galaxies and planets. Many of the folks who participated in the solar program earlier in the day returned, including an entire troop of boy scouts. At one point, the line to view Saturn stretched over 25 feet!!! Folks were engaged and a few were intrepid enough to use the scopes themselves. I am very happy and proud that we had such a good turn out on the last day of the season. I am looking forward to next year.
We had a multitude of newcomers and return guests join me on the damn for a wonderful night of stargazing. The conditions were perfect as we toured stars, constellations, galaxies and planets. Many of the folks who participated in the solar program earlier in the day returned, including an entire troop of boy scouts. At one point, the line to view Saturn stretched over 25 feet!!! Folks were engaged and a few were intrepid enough to use the scopes themselves. I am very happy and proud that we had such a good turn out on the last day of the season. I am looking forward to next year.