CUSTER INSTITUE & OBSERVATORY

Explore & Navigate the Summer Night Sky

Saturday, July 11th @ 9 PM

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SATURDAY, JULY 11.  9:00PM. 

EXPLORING AND NAVIGATING THE SUMMER NIGHT SKY.

Learn how to explore and navigate the summer night sky,

including the summer constellations and stories behind them!

Gazing up at a star-filled night sky is awesome and humbling. To the novice stargazer, it can be overwhelming and disorienting. Throughout history, the night sky has served many functions to humanity- a clock, a calendar, a compass, a map and even a story book. Join stargazing lecturer Randall DiGiuseppe of the Custer Institute & Observatory for an evening of learning the basics of navigating the night sky as well as learning the locations and the folklore behind the most prominent constellations of summer.

Learn how to spot the North Star, the Summer Triangle, the Milky Way Galaxy, and the stories behind summer’s most well-known constellations. Learn also how to find your way around the night sky and how to use it to orient yourself on the ground.

This event is open to everyone. Just bring an inquisitive mind, a blanket and your imagination.

Randall DiGiuseppe is a professional artist, lecturer, telescope builder and amateur astronomer for over four decades. He is a lifetime member of the Custer Institute and Observatory and recipient of the Astronomical League’s Messier Award. He conducts lectures on the dynamics, history and art of the night sky throughout the country.

Following the presentation, Observatory staff will provide guided tours of the night sky (weather permitting) through the many telescopes on site, including the apochromatic Zerochromat telescope in our historic observation dome.

$5 Adult, $3 Children Under 16, Observatory Member FREE. Your donations make it possible to offer programs like these and are greatly appreciated. Due to limited space, registration is strongly encouraged. Register at www.custerobservatory.org. 

A rain date will be scheduled if skies are expected to be completely overcast or if rain is forecast for the evening. Event changes will be emailed to the address provided at checkout, posted at www.custerobservatory.org and on the Eventbrite ticketing page. We recommend checking for weather updates before arriving.

Please bring a blanket or chair to enjoy the presentation.

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