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Marsh Creek State Park 675 Park Road, Downingtown PA 19335

1jul8:00 pm- 11:00 pmStar Party @ Marsh Creek State Park :: Star Party is a GO! See you there...

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Join your neighbors at the lower

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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

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

Location

Marsh Creek State Park

675 Park Road, Downingtown PA 19335

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Crows Nest Preserve 201 Piersol Road Elverson, PA 19520

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

Location

Crows Nest Preserve

201 Piersol Road Elverson, PA 19520

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ChesLen Preserve 1199 Cannery Road Coatesville, PA

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

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French Creek State Park

29jul8:00 pm- 11:59 pmStar Party @ French Creek State Park

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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.

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.