STAR-GAZING FOR BEGINNERS

Learn basic astronomy concepts at a beginner’s level. Locate and understand featured celestial/astronomical events. Locate and identify common constellations and asterisms.

Tonight's  features:

Perseid Meteor Showers; New Moon/Crescent Moon; Mercury and Mars; Where are the others? Summer and Circumpolar Asterisms/Constellations: Swan, Eagle, Bears, Milky Way, Teapot, and Scorpion.

Recommended Equipment:

• LED flashlight with red filter, or red lens cover.
• Binoculars
• Warm clothes
• Blanket and/or ground cloth

• Recommended Equipment:

  • flashlight with red filter, or red lens cover.
  • Binoculars
  • Warm clothes
  • Blanket and/or ground c