Events
august 2017
6aug7:00 pm- 9:00 pmCAS Meeting
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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.
Updates concerning StarFest 2017.
CAS V.P. Robert W will give a presentation about his experience last week at the Maine Astronomy Retreat and Symposia (MARS) and his interactions with Babak Tafreshi (world famous nightscape photographer and founder of the TWAN (The World at Night) web site) and well as Dr Richard Binzel of MIT, world famous asteroid and planetary scientist and a lead investigators on the New Horizons mission to Pluto. Daytime AND nighttime AstroPhotos to be presented.
A discussion of members’ experiences this year at Stellafane 2017.
Time
(Sunday) 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm EDT
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 host StarFest and once again it’s FREE!!!
Saturday September 16, with a cloud/rain date of Sunday, September 17, 2017.
Time: 5:30PM to 11:00PM.
Featuring speakers, astronomy presentations, and activities for kids followed by public viewing of the wonders of the Milky Way through various types of 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 topics: Various CAS members will speak about their August Total Solar Eclipse experiences.
8:20 – 9:15 p.m. Keynote Speaker/Topic – Stephen Leete, Mission Systems Engineer from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. He will talk about Gravitational Waves…, the ripples in the fabric of space-time caused by some of the most violent and energetic processes in the Universe.
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
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Join your neighbors at the
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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
october 2017
28oct5:30 pm- 11:00 pmInternational Observe the Moon Night (InOMN) @ 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!
Since this is an International Observe the Moon Night event we will be (you guessed it…) focusing on our friend, THE MOON.
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) 5:30 pm - 11:00 pm EDT