Suncoast Stargazers, Inc.

Public Stargazing

Saturday, May 3, 2025

Event

This is our monthly public observing event at Robinson Preserve in Bradenton Florida. This will wind down the 2024/2025 evening observing season in Florida. We will see you again the morning of Saturday July 19th for our annual Summer Doldrums Event when we observe the Sun and a morning Waning Gibbous Moon.

Date: Saturday, May 3, 2025

Time: 8:30 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Eastern

Location: Robinson Preserve
10299 9th Avenue Northwest
Bradenton, FL 34209

Information for Visitors

Location Details

Robinson Preserve
Manatee County, Florida Preserve
10299 9th Avenue Northwest
Bradenton, FL 34209
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county park/preserve

Event Report

Comments and anecdotes about the event:
This was our final public event of the 2024/2025 observing season. Cloud cover kept the crowd size down but we persevered with only about 30 minutes of decent skies. The Moon and Jupiter were the highlights.
Photo From Public Stargazing
Suncoast Stargazer members set up their telescopes at Robinson Preserve in Bradenton Florida for our public stargazing event on 5/3/25. We had 11 telescopes set up under less than perfect skies. Photo by Ed McDonough.
Photo From Public Stargazing
An attendee gets an early look at the Moon at our public observing event at Robinson Preserve in Bradenton Florida on 5/3/25. Photo by Ed McDonough.