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Astronomy Day

May 17 @ 12:00 pm 10:30 pm

Solar Max: Unlocking the Secrets of the Sun

Day and Evening Activities

Trailside Nature and Science Center 12:00 – 4:00 pm

Children’s Activities, Scavenger Hunt, Make Your Own Sundial, “Raider Robotics,” Fun Science Demos on Light, Gravity, Cosmic Rays, Geology and Meteorites,, “Fantastic Photons,” Solar Observing, Solar System Walk, and Presentations on Auroras, Photosynthesis and our amazing Sun

William Miller Sperry Observatory 7:30 – 10:30 pm

Observing on two of the largest public telescopes in the Northeast and 8 pm presentation by AAI member Alan Witzgall on “Our Star, the Sun

October 17 is our Speaker Series monthly meeting in the Roy Smith Theatre beginning at 8:00 pm and is open to the public. Doors to the Observatory will open after the meeting around 10:00 pm. Observing will occur at that time, weather permitting.

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All visitors must register to enter the Sperry Observatory. Admission and programs are free of charge.

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