Wabash Valley Astronomical Society

Shades State Park Astronomy Day

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Event

We begin with a sunspot viewing event at Turkey Run State Park in the afternoon and then move to Shades State Park in the evening for some of the darkest night sky viewing in Indiana.

Astronomy Day Star Party at Shades State Park

Date: Saturday, June 25, 2011

Time: 3 p.m. - 1 a.m. Eastern

Location: Shades State Park
Waveland, IN 47989

Information for Visitors
Instructions for the Public:
Weather permitting, we'll be set up in the late afternoon at Turkey Run between the pool and the Nature Center. In the evening, the DNR staff at Shades will have several Astronomy Day activities. At dusk, ask the DNR staff where the stargazing will be.

Location Details

Shades State Park
Waveland, IN 47989
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Shades State Park, Indiana

Notes:
Shades State Park is located about 17 miles southwest of Crawfordsville (off S.R. 47).

Event Report

Comments and anecdotes about the event:
All afternoon we could only view the sun through "sucker holes" in the clouds. Fortunately a large sunspot was visible that seemed to excite the people who saw it. The evening stargazing event at Shades State Park was clouded out.
Photo From Shades State Park Astronomy Day
George Wyncott