Event

Event Name: Haunted Hogwarts. Date/Time: 10/28/2016 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Event Description: We are having a Harry Potter/Halloween program that encourages reading and community engagement. We would love to have the Back Bay Astronomers come in to talk about astronomy/space.  Number of visitors expected: 100 Location: Russell Memorial Library, 3288 Fayette Dr, Chesapeake, VA 23321 Contact Information: Natalie Sifuentes,nsifuent@infopeake.org, Make your determination on the status of this request by logging into the Night Sky Network: 

Date: Friday, October 28, 2016

Time: 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Eastern

Location: Russell Memorial Library
2808 Taylor Rd
Chesapeake, VA 23321

Information for Visitors
Instructions for the Public:
George Reynolds will do an indoor slide show, "Harry Potter in the Stars".  Telescopes outdoors (weather permitting) will observe planets and other celestial objects (no moon that night).

Location Details

Event Report

Comments and anecdotes about the event:
George Reynolds presented his "Harry Potter in the Stars" PowerPoint slide show twice, to combined groups of children and adults divided into the four houses of Hogwarts: Gryffendor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. Shawn Loescher and Chuck Jagow set up telescopes outside and showed Mars, Andromeda, and Albireo to the kids and adults.

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