EVENTS FOR SPRING AND SUMMER 2013
The Mercury, Venus and Jupiter Show - Now Through May 31st at Sunset

After the sun goes down, check out the sky show just above the western horizon. Image to the right and bottom are from our good friends at Sky and Telescope.

Open Telescope Night
June 7, 2013
Lamping Homestead Campground
We will make a return visit to the Lamping Homestead Campground, which is part of the Wayne National Forest, for an Open Telescope Night from 9 - 10:30 PM on Friday, June 7. We will have several telescopes and binoculars looking at Saturn, and some beautiful deep-sky objects. This event is part of the Play Outside Weekend programming put on by the Wayne National Forest
The Lamping Homestead Campground has the darkest skies in the state of Ohio. We fully support their efforts in creating a "Dark Sky Park" and look forward to our next program there. It is definitely worth the trip!
The Lamping Homestead Campground is located on S.R. 537, 2 miles from S.R. 26 (approximatedly 35 miles from Marietta). GPS Lat/Long coordinates for the area are 39 deg 37' 32" / 81 deg 11' 16".

Star Walk on The Ridges
June 8, 2013
8:30 PM
Meet us in front of the Kennedy Museum on The Ridges at 8:30 PM. We will take a hike up to Radar Hill to view the late spring constellations and early summer constellations. Bring a flashlight and good walking shoes for the trip up and back.
This event is weather dependent - rain/clouds cancels.
43rd Annual Apollo Rendezvous
June 7 - 8, 2013
Boonshoft Museum of Discovery
The Apollo Rendezvous Star Party is sponsored by the Miami Valley Astronomical Society. It is a wonderful gathering for all levels of amateur astronomers. It kicks off our star party season here in Ohio! Make plans now to head over to Booshoft Museum of Discovery (2600 DeWeese Parkway, Dayton, OH 45405).

Open Telescope Night
June 14, 2013
9 - 11 PM
We will be up on The Ridges for this Open Telescope Night. We'll have telescopes and binoculars focused on the waxing crescent Moon and Saturn. Look for our signs as you turn off of Route 682.
This event is weather dependent. Clouds/rain cancels.

Safe Solar Viewing at the
Athens Farmers Market
10 AM - 2 PM
June 15, 2013
We will be at the Athens Farmers Market (located at the Market on State) from 10 AM to 2 PM with our specially equipped telescopes showing folks solar prominences and sunspots. Stop by for a close up look at our very own star!
This event is weather dependent - rain/clouds cancels.
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Our Elegant Universe
Chautauqua Institution
June 23 - 29, 2013
The Chautauqua Institution (One Ames Ave., Chautauqua, N.Y.
14722) provides a summer of educational opportunities on a variety of subjects. They are opening their summer season with the theme, "Our Elegant Universe." They have some great lecturers coming to talk about our universe. Hear Columbia University
theoretical physicist Brian Greene, author of The Hidden Reality: Parallel Universes and the Deep Laws of the Cosmos, talk about superstring theory. Kobie Boykins, an engineer
with the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, will speak on the immediate and distant future of unmanned space exploration. There will be stargazing opportunities in the evening. If you have summer plans
that take you to western NY, this would be worth a side trip!

Open Telescope Night
July 13, 2013
9 - 11 PM
Meet us up on The Ridges! We will be focusing our telescopes and binoculars on the waxing crescent Moon and Saturn. Look for our signs as you turn off of Route 682.
This event is weather dependent - rain/clouds cancels.

StarWalk on The Ridges
August 10, 2013
8:30 PM
Meet us in fron of the Kennedy Museum on The Ridges at 8:30 PM. We will take a hike up to Radar Hill to view the summer constellations. Bring a flashlight and good walking shoes for the trip up and back.
This event is weather dependent - rain/clouds cancels.
Safe Solar Viewing at the
Athens Farmers Market
August 17, 2013
10 AM - 2 PM
We will be at the Athens Farmers Market (located at the Market on State) from 10 AM to 2 PM with our specially equipped telescopes showing folks solar prominences and sunspots. Stop by for a close up look at our very own star!
This event is weather dependent - rain/clouds cancels.

Open Telescope Night
August 17, 2013
8:30 - 10:30 PM
Meet us up on The Ridges! We will be focusing our telescopes and binoculars on the waxing gibbous Moon and Saturn. Look for our signs as you turn off of Route 682.
This event is weather dependent - rain/clouds cancels.

Safe Solar Viewing Days and
Open Telescope Nights at the
15th Annual Paw Paw Festivel
September 13-15, 2013
Lake Snowden, Albany, OH
We will be at the Paw Paw Festival with our specially equipped solar scopes during the day and with regular telescopes at night showing folks sunspots, solar prominences and the waxing gibbous Moon. Stop by our booth while you are enjoying the festival!
Pictures from our "Summer Constellation Shows"
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Look for us at a library near you in the Summer of 2013!!
Athens Clear Sky Chart
The Athens Clear Sky Chart is an astronomers forecast. It shows at a glance when, in the next 48 hours, we might expect clear and dark skies for Athens, Ohio. It's is specifically intended for amateur astronomers.
Thanks to Attilla Danko for this widget.
Most events are held in conjunction with the Ohio University Department of Physics and Astronomy.


