Westminster Astronomical Society, Inc.

40th Anniversary Event! @ BBNC

Saturday, April 13, 2024

Event

The Westminster Astronomical Society turns 40 this year, and we’re hosting the Carroll County Astronomy Day Saturday April 13 starting at 4:00. Open to the public—come out and see the stars through our telescopes, tour our observatory, enjoy a planetarium show, listen to some talks, snag some free swag, and win one of the seven telescopes we’re raffling off! This will be at the Bear Branch Nature Center, 300 John Owings Rd, Westminster, MD 21158.

The event does NOT require pre-registration and is FREE to the public!!

MEMBERS:  We need scopes & members indoors for demo after the planetarium show, and outside for the star party.

Date: Saturday, April 13, 2024

Time: 4 p.m. - 10 p.m. Eastern

Location: Bear Branch Nature Center
300 John Owings Rd
Westminster, MD 21158

Information for Visitors

Location Details

Bear Branch Nature Center
Monthly meeting and main observing site. Meetings second Wednesday of every month at 7:30 pm. Planetarium shows 7:30 and 8:30 once per month. Check website for specific dates.
300 John Owings Rd
Westminster, MD 21158
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Westminster Astronomical Society

Notes:
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Event Report

Comments and anecdotes about the event:
One youngster got a telescope as a Christmas present and he could not make it work; we helped him, and when he looked at the moon he was thrilled. We had several telescopes set up for solar, and then for night sky viewing, including our big Celestron in the observatory. There were four talks by club members.