Events
july 2017
1jul8:00 pm- 11:00 pmStar Party @ Marsh Creek State Park :: Star Party is a GO! See you there...
Event Details
Join your neighbors at the lower
Event Details
Join your neighbors at the lower parking lot at Marsh Creek State Park in Eagle, Chester County for an exciting evening exploring the wonders of the heavens.
Watch a sunset become a star-laced sky, view planets, star clusters and galaxies using our members’ telescopes and live view star cameras. There will be activities to thrill and challenge all ages, so don’t miss out!
These events are free of charge provided to the community by your neighbors who are members of the Chesmont Astronomical Society
Because these events are clear, dark sky, weather dependent be sure to check our website (www.chesmontastro.org) after 5:00 pm for last minute schedule changes.
Questions or comments? Please use our Contact Form.
Time
(Saturday) 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm EDT
9jul7:00 pm- 9:00 pmCAS MeetingAmateur Spectroscopy
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Join us at the Crow's
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Join us at the Crow’s Nest Preserve for our monthly club meeting.
Astronomical spectroscopy until recently was limited to professionals and a few hardy amateurs who had the skills to make their own instrumentation. There are now several companies that produce spectrometers that can be purchased for as low $200. In this presentation, Steve Conard will describe what spectroscopy is, and what it can tell us about the objects we observe. He will demonstrate a moderate resolution spectrometer and show spectra generated “live”. Audience members are asked to bring any unusual light sources or optical filters they may possess to be used as part of the demonstration.
Steve Conard is a life-long amateur astronomer, and vice president of the Westminster Astronomical Society in Maryland. He is an optical engineer working for the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, supporting the New Horizons mission to the Kuiper Belt and the Lucy mission to the Jupiter Trojan Asteroids
Time
(Sunday) 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm EDT
14jul8:00 pm- 11:00 pmFriday Night Lights
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Natural Lands Trust’s 7th annual
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Natural Lands Trust’s 7th annual Friday Night Lights features a fantastic evening of music, beer, wine, sunset socializing and viewing the sky through telescopes, amid one of Chester County’s most inspiring landscapes on the 1,263-acre ChesLen Preserve. For details click here.
Time
(Friday) 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm EDT
Location
ChesLen Preserve
1199 Cannery Road Coatesville, PA
Organizer
Natural Lands Trust
29jul8:00 pm- 11:59 pmStar Party @ French Creek State Park
Event Details
Join your neighbors at the
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Join your neighbors at the Playground Parking Lot at French Creek State Park in Berks County for an exciting evening exploring the wonders of the heavens.
Watch a sunset become a star-laced sky, view planets, star clusters and galaxies using our members’ telescopes and live view star cameras. There will be activities to thrill and challenge all ages, so don’t miss out!
These events are free of charge provided to the community by your neighbors who are members of the Chesmont Astronomical Society. Free will donations to the society will be gratefully accepted.
Because these events are clear, dark sky, weather dependent be sure to check our website (www.chesmontastro.org) after 5:00 pm for last minute schedule changes.
Questions or comments? Please use our Contact Form.
Time
(Saturday) 8:00 pm - 11:59 pm EDT
Location
French Creek State Park
august 2017
september 2017
16sep5:30 pm- 11:00 pmStarFest 2017
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Hopewell Furnace National Historic
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Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site in Elverson, PA will once again host StarFest and again it’s FREE!!!
Saturday September 16, with a cloud/rain date of Sunday, September 17, 2017 from 5:30PM to 11:00PM.
The program will feature speakers, astronomy presentations, and activities for kids. Public viewing of the wonders of the Milky Way will be available through amateur and high-end telescopes.
5:30 p.m. Telescope set-up and solar observing.
6 – 7 p.m. Kids Corner educational activities.
7 – 7:30 p.m. Opening Remarks: A brief talk about the evening’s activities and the Hopewell Big Woods Dark Sky Reserve.
7:35 – 8:15 p.m. Speaker topic to be announced.
8:20 – 9:15 p.m. Keynote Speaker – to be announced
9:15 – 11:00p.m. Drawing of the Grand Door Prize followed by public stargazing through amateur telescopes.
Time
(Saturday) 5:30 pm - 11:00 pm EDT
30sep6:00 pm- 11:00 pmFall Astronomy Day @ Marsh Creek State Park
Event Details
Join your neighbors at the
Event Details
Join your neighbors at the lower parking lot at Marsh Creek State Park in Eagle, Chester County for an exciting evening exploring the wonders of the heavens.
Watch a sunset become a star-laced sky, view planets, star clusters and galaxies using our members’ telescopes and live view star cameras. There will be activities to thrill and challenge all ages, so don’t miss out!
These events are free of charge provided to the community by your neighbors who are members of the Chesmont Astronomical Society. Free will donations to the society will be gratefully accepted.
Because these events are clear, dark sky, weather dependent be sure to check our website (www.chesmontastro.org) after 5:00 pm for last minute schedule changes.
Questions or comments? Please use our Contact Form.
Time
(Saturday) 6:00 pm - 11:00 pm EDT