Astronomers of Humboldt

Outreach at Cal Poly Humboldt Natural History Museum

Tuesday, August 5, 2025

Event

AOH members will give a presentation at the summer school program at the Cal Poly Humboldt Natural History Museum. We will give a presentation on the Solar System, and, weather permitting, will set up both white light and hydrogen-alpha telescopes to observe sunspots and prominences.

Date: Tuesday, August 5, 2025

Time: 3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Pacific

Location: Cal Poly Natural History Museum
1242 G Street
Arcata, AR 95521

Information for Visitors

Location Details

Cal Poly Natural History Museum
1242 G Street
Arcata, AR 95521
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Event Report

Comments and anecdotes about the event:
The weather was great for solar observing--it turned out to be one of the clearest (and hottest) days of the summer.
Photo From Outreach at Cal Poly Humboldt Natural History Museum
At the Cal Poly Humboldt Natural History Museum, the "planets" gathered around the Sun. Photo by Ken Yanosko.
Photo From Outreach at Cal Poly Humboldt Natural History Museum
At the Cal Poly Humboldt Natural History Museum, Grace Wheeler shows the students how to safely look at the Sun. Later they will get to see sunspots through the solar-filter-equipped refractor.. Photo by Ken Yanosko.