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DeepSkyDivas' Galilean Nights

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Location
Venue: AFM*Radio
Street/Description: AFM*Radio (http://astronomy.fm/radio
City: International
Post Code/Zip Code: Internet Radio

When
Start Date: 24/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 21:00 EDT
End Time (each day): 22:30 EDT (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Astronomy.FM
Main Contact: Tavi Greiner
E-mail: tavianne@gmail.com
Phone: 910-755-5919
Website: http://astronomy.fm

Further Details
"Join us on Saturday, October 24th at 9pm EDT, for a special “Galilean Nights” episode of the DeepSkyDivas! We’ll feature all things Galileo, including the astronomer, the NASA mission, and more, with a live online audio/visual presentation. This special event will supplement the many events taking place worldwide and offers a fun alternative for those unable to attend local events."

Alabama: Alabaster

Caffeinated Astronomy

Location
Venue: Starbucks Coffee
Street/Description: 2171 Kent Dairy Road
City/State: Alabaster
Post Code/Zip Code: 35007
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 24/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 19:00:00
End Time (each day): 23:45:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: The Birmingham Astronomical Society
Main Contact: Ed Knight
E-mail: ed@edknight.com
Phone: +12057264139
Website: http://bas-astro.com/blog/

Further Details
Come join us for some coffee and stargazing! We will be set up in the lot just behind Starbucks.

Arizona: Chandler

Star Party - City of Chandler

Location
Venue: Veterans Oasis Park
Street/Description: Northeast corner of Chandler Heights and Lindsay Roads
City: Chandler
Post Code/Zip Code: 85249

When
Start Date: 24/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 17:30
End Time (each day): 21:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: City of Chandler and East Valley Astronomy Club
Main Contact: Matt Dawson
E-mail: matthew.dawson@chandleraz.gov
Phone: +1480-782-2890
Website: http://www.chandleraz.gov/veterans-oasis

Further Details
Telescopes will be set up in the east end of the parking lot. Park in the west end. There is a presentation indoors titled "Astronomy on the Cheap" at 17:30. Telescope viewing begins at 18:30 and ends at 21:00.

Arizona: Tucson

Galileo's Telescope

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Location
Venue: PIma College Observatory
Street/Description: Irvington Rd Entrance
City: Tucson
Post Code/Zip Code: 85709

When
Start Date: 23/10/2009
End Date: 23/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 18:30
End Time (each day): 22:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Pima College East Campus
Main Contact: Professor David Iadevaia
E-mail: diadevaia@pima.edu
Phone: 520-206-7653
Website: http://ecc.pima.edu/~diadevaia/page8z.html

Further Details
Raffling off 80 Galileoscopes.

Arizona: Tucson

Galileo Nights

Location
Venue: Shopping Center
Street/Description: Broadway & Kolb (SW corner)
City: Tucson
Post Code/Zip Code: 85710

When
Start Date: 23/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 18:00
End Time (each day): 22:00 (approximate)
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Contact Details
Organising Group: Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association
Main Contact: Teresa Lappin
E-mail: smsig@tucsonastronomy.org
Phone:
Website:

Arkansas: Mena

IYA 2009

Location
Venue: Queen Wilhelmina State Park
Street/Description: Rich Mountain
City: Mena
Post Code/Zip Code: 71953

When
Start Date: 08/10/2009
End Date: 08/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 19:00:00
End Time (each day): 21:00:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Acorn Jr. Science Club
Main Contact: Kathy Rusert
E-mail: rusertk@acorn.dmsc.k12.ar.us
Phone: 479-394-5544
Website:

Further Details
Star Gazing for Middle School Students at Acorn High School.

Arkansas: Mena

California: Agoura Hills

California: Berkeley

Build Your Own Telescope and Stargaze with UC Berkeley Astronomers

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Location
Venue: UC Berkeley campus
Street/Description: Campbell Hall & Mining Circle
City: Berkeley
Post Code/Zip Code: 94720
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 23/10/2009
End Date: 23/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 19:00
End Time (each day): 20:30 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: University of California - Berkeley Astronomy Department
Main Contact: Jeffrey Silverman
E-mail: jsilverman@astro.berkeley.edu
Phone: +15106425275
Website: http://astro.berkeley.edu/iya/

Further Details
We've obtained 65 "Galileoscope" kits (http://www.galileoscope.org), a simple but high-quality telescope with which you can view mountains on the Moon, the phases of Venus, and the moons of Jupiter. Thanks to a generous donation from our friend Eric Korpela we are able to subsidise the cost. We are requesting a $10 donation (less than half the cost of purchasing one yourself), and a limit of one scope per family - first come, first served. Bring a standard camera tripod if you have one, and weather permitting, we'll set up outside to view the stars. If you already own a telescope (perhaps even a Galileoscope!) feel free to bring it along and we'll give you some tips on getting the most out of it. Kids (we recommend ages 7 and up) are welcome at this event if accompanied by an adult. Doors to Campbell Hall will open at 7pm and we'll take you up to Room 544 for a brief talk about building the Galileoscopes, and then our grad students and postdocs will guide you through the process of building your own. We'll talk you through some of the things you can see in the night sky, answer your astronomy questions, and if the weather is good we'll have stargazing outside with your new telescopes as well as any other scopes folks bring along. We'll wrap up around 8:30pm. An RSVP is not required. Please just show up. In the event that we run out of Galileoscopes you are still welcome to join us for stargazing and "ask an astronomer", and hopefully we'll inspire you to order your own Galileoscope online too!

California: Blythe

Galilean Nights

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Location
Venue: Galilean Nights
Street/Description: Palo Verde Valley Library
City: Blythe
Post Code/Zip Code: 92225
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 24/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 17:00
End Time (each day): 22:30 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Colorado River Astronomy Club
Main Contact: Mark Bolliger
E-mail: dudemachine@yahoo.com
Phone: 760-960-0746
Website:

California: Clayton

California: Hollywood

Sidewalk Astronomy in Hollywood, Ca.

Location
Venue: Amoeba Music
Street/Description: 6400 Sunset Blvd
City/State: Hollywood
Post Code/Zip Code: 90068
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 24/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 19:30:00
End Time (each day): 22:00:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Sidewalk Astronomers
Main Contact: Donna Smith
E-mail: sidewalkastronomers@earthlink.net
Phone: +18185994134
Website:

Further Details
We will have 2-3 telescopes set up near the entrance to Amoeba Music, near the corner of Sunset and Ivar. There isn't much sidewalk space for more telescopes, so if you want to join us, please call and we can discuss several other nearby corners where telescope would be perfect.

California: Lake Forest

Astronomy @ Foothill Ranch Library

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Location
Venue: Foothill Ranch Library
Street/Description: 27002 Cabriole
City/State: Lake Forest
Post Code/Zip Code: 92630
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 24/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2099
Start Time (each day): 10:00:00
End Time (each day): 22:00:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Scopes-4-Schools, Inc.
Main Contact: Richard Stember
E-mail: avatarsci@msn.com
Phone: +01 9496169481
Website: http://www.socalastronomy.com

Further Details
Daytime Activities: ------------------- 10:00 am - 4:30 pm Astronomy Image Exhibit IYA Videos Children's Art Activities Solar Viewing with H Alpha telescopes Star Party (at nearby Borrego Park): ----------------------------------- 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm Telescopes setup for public viewing of planets, nebulas and star clusters.

California: Los Altos

California: Los Angeles

Fall 2009 Astronomy Program

Location
Venue: Memorial Branch Library
Street/Description: 4625 W. Olympic Blvd.
City/State: Los Angeles
Post Code/Zip Code: 90019
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 22/10/2009
End Date: 19/11/2009
Start Time (each day): 18:00:00
End Time (each day): 20:00:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Los Angeles Public Libraray
Main Contact: Barbara Bozman
E-mail: bbozman@lapl.org
Phone: 323-938-2732
Website: 7019 Pickering Ave

Further Details
Will begin at 6:00 p.m. with a talk and slide show inside the library's community room.

California: Los Angeles

Galilean Nights at the Malabar Branch LAPL with the Sidewalk Astronomers

Location
Venue: Malabar Branch Library LAPL
Street/Description: 2801 Wabash ST.
City: Los Angeles
Post Code/Zip Code: 90033
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 22/10/2009
End Date: 22/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 18:00:00
End Time (each day): 20:00:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Los Angeles Public LIbrary and the Sidewalk Astronomers
Main Contact: Elizabeth Felix
E-mail: efelix@lapl.org
Phone: +013232631497
Website:

Further Details
Starting a 18:00 there will be a lecture in the library and telescope viewing outside until the library closes at 8 pm.

California: Los Angeles

California: Mill Valley

Star Party

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Location
Venue: Mt. Tam
Street/Description: Presentation at Mountain Theater and observing afterward at Rock Springs Parking Lot, walking distance from the outdoor theater
City: Mill Valley
Post Code/Zip Code: 94941
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 24/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 18:00
End Time (each day): 23:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: San Franciso Amateur Astronomy and Mt. Tam Interpretive Association
Main Contact: Vivian White
E-mail: vivwhite@gmail.com
Phone:
Website: http://www.sfaa-astronomy.org/calendar.php?drawevent:950

Further Details
Public Presentation by Professor Michael Dine University of California Santa Cruz “The Dawn of the LHC Era: The Convergence of Particle Physics and Astrophysics” Over the past year, the Large Hadron Collider, an extraordinary scientific instrument, has begun to operate in Geneva. It offers the possibility of answering some of the great questions we confront in understanding the universe, including the identity of the dark matter and the asymmetry between matter and antimatter.

California: Oakland

Free Public Telescope Viewing

Location
Venue: Chabot Space & Science Center
Street/Description: 10000 Skyline Blvd.
City: Oakland
Post Code/Zip Code: 94619
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 23/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 19:30
End Time (each day): 22:30 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Chabot Space & Science Center
Main Contact: Ben Burress
E-mail: bburress@chabotspace.org
Phone: 5103367308
Website: http://www.chabotspace.org/visit/observatories.aspx

Further Details
Enjoy free viewing through Chabot's collection of large and historical telescopes, including the 8-inch refractor "Leah," the 20-inch refractor "Rachel" and the 36-inch reflector "Nellie." Chabot's observatory complex is open free to the public every Friday and Saturday evening, weather permitting. Free public telescope viewing has been a tradition at Chabot since 1883.

California: Palm Springs

CSTA Saturday Night Stargazing Party

Location
Venue: Palm Springs Convention Center
Street/Description: 277 N Avenida Caballeros
City: Palm Springs
Post Code/Zip Code: 92262
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 24/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 18:00
End Time (each day): 23:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: N/A
Main Contact: Jessica Lewis
E-mail: jessica@cascience.org
Phone:
Website:

Further Details
oin us for a beautiful evening under the starry desert skies! You’ll enjoy a fascinating astronomy presentation by UC Berkeley astronomer Bryan Mendez, and then head outdoors to see the stars for yourself through high-powered telescopes and binoculars provided by the Astronomical Society of the Desert. When you've finished stargazing, you can head back indoors to explore a STARLAB Portable Planetarium, where you'll see the night sky devoid of any light pollution. You can also learn how to make your own inflatable planetarium for your classroom, presented by Maureen Allen of the Orange County Office of Education. The finished project is large enough to seat 35-40 children and costs less than $25 to make! This project is perfect to help you meet 3rd, 5th, and 8th grade standards. Your conference name badge is your admission ticket to this exciting event. Shuttle service will be provided from conference hotels.

California: San Francisco

Sidewalk Astronomy

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Location
Venue: Sidewalk
Street/Description: 24th Avenue & Irving St.
City: San Francisco
Post Code/Zip Code: 94122
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 23/10/2009
End Date: 23/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 18:15
End Time (each day): 20:15 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: None
Main Contact: Duane Frybarger
E-mail: frybarger@virtualcolony.com
Phone: 415-819-8522
Website: http://virtualcolony.com/

California: San Francisco

City Star Party

Location
Venue: Lands End GGNRA
Street/Description: http://www.sfaa-astronomy.org/clubarchive/directions-pointlobos.php
City: San Francisco
Post Code/Zip Code: 94121
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 23/10/2009
End Date: 23/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 18:30
End Time (each day): 22:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: San Francisco Amateur Astronomers
Main Contact: Kenneth Frank
E-mail: kennethfrank@planitarium.net
Phone:
Website: http://www.sfaa-astronomy.org/calendar.php?drawcalendar:sfaa

Further Details
Every month weather permitting the San Francisco Amateur & Sidewalk Astronomers hold a City Star Party at this location. For further info and how to join go to: http://sfaa-astronomy.org/

California: Sylmar

Evening of Stargazing

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Location
Venue: Sylmar Branch Library
Street/Description: 14561 Polk St. (at Glenoaks Blvd.)
City/State: Sylmar
Post Code/Zip Code: 91342
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 22/10/2009
End Date: 22/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 18:15:00
End Time (each day): 20:00:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Sylmar Branch, Los Angeles Public Library with the Burbank Sidewalk Astronomers
Main Contact: Dana Eklund, Young Adult Librarian
E-mail: deklund@lapl.org
Phone: U.S.: 818-367-6102
Website: http://www.burbanksidewalkastronomers.com

Further Details
Event will be postponed if it is cloudy. Star parties with the Sidewalk Astronomers at Sylmar Library after sunset on these dates: Thu. Sept. 24, Thu. Oct. 22, Thu. Nov. 19, Thu. Jan. 21 (2010), and Thu. Feb. 18 (2010). Sylmar Library Free Events Website: http://library.viviti.com.

California: Stockton

Astronomy in the Park

Location
Venue: Oak Grove Regional Park
Street/Description: Eight Mile Road
City: Stockton
Post Code/Zip Code: 95209

When
Start Date: 24/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 18:00
End Time (each day): 22:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Stockton Astronomical Society
Main Contact: Doug Christensen
E-mail: american.sign@att.net
Phone: 1-209-462-0798
Website: http://www.stocktonastro.com

Further Details
At the nature Center starting at 6 pm Professor Gerald Hyatt will give a presentation on the history of the attempt to measure the speed of light. There will also be activities for the kids. SAS volunteers will set up thier telescopes for public viewing after sunset.

California: Warner springs

Warner Springs CA star Party

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Location
Venue: Warner Springs Ranch Tennis Courts
Street/Description: 31652 Highway 79
City: Warner springs
Post Code/Zip Code: 92086
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 24/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 19:00
End Time (each day): 21:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Old Town Sidewalk Astronomers
Main Contact: Jane Houston Jones
E-mail: jane@whiteoaks.com
Phone:
Website: http://www.otastro.org

Further Details
Nestled in the rolling foothills of Palomar Mountain, within a two-hour drive from Los Angeles and a one-and-a-half hour drive from San Diego, lies a legendary resort - The historic Warner Springs Ranch, established in 1844, has been serving up western hospitality to travelers since the days of the old west Butterfield Overland Stage Coach. The resort offers stargazing to its guests on a regular basis, and the star parties are open to the public, not just to ranch guests. a href=' http://www.warnersprings.com ' target='_blank'> http://www.warnersprings.com

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Colorado: Boulder

Stargazing at SBO

Location
Venue: Sommers-Bausch Observatory, University of Colorado
Street/Description: Regent Drive & Kittridge Loop
City: Boulder
Post Code/Zip Code: 80309
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 23/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 20:00
End Time (each day): 23:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Sommers-Bausch Observatory
Main Contact: Keith Gleason
E-mail: keithg@cosmos.colorado.edu
Phone: 3034926732
Website: http://cosmos.colorado.edu/

Further Details
Co-sponsored by the Boulder Astronomy & Space Society, BASS ( http://www.boulderastro.org/ ).

Additional activities at next-door Fiske Planetarium on Saturday afternoon - see http://fiske.colorado.edu/ for more information.

Colorado: Brighton

Colorado Astronomy Day

Location
Venue: Observatory Park in Brighton
Street/Description: The park at 22nd & Bromley
City: Brighton
Post Code/Zip Code: 80601
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 24/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 13:00
End Time (each day): 23:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Brighton Astronomy Group
Main Contact: Adam Chance
E-mail: adamchance@brightonastronomy.com
Phone: 1-303-901-2700
Website: http://www.brightonastronomy.com

Further Details
Members of the Brighton Astronomy Group will be at Observatory Park all day and into the evening on Oct 24th, 2009, for Colorado Astronomy Day and Galilean Nights! Come out and look through a replica of Galileo's telescope, learn about astronomical distances, walk the trail in our scale model of the solar system, and look through several different types of telescopes. Come celebrate space, science, Galileo, and the International Year of Astronomy with us in Brighton, Colorado!

Colorado: Broomfield

Colorado: Colorado Springs

Colorado: Denver

Galileo and Jupiter

Location
Venue: Chamberlin Observatory
Street/Description: 2930 E. Warren Ave., Denver, Colorado USA
City/State: Denver, Colorado
Post Code/Zip Code: 80210
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 24/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 19:00:00
End Time (each day): 22:00:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Denver University and Denver Astronomical Society
Main Contact: Dr. Bob Stencel
E-mail: colorado.ida@gmail.com
Phone: +1 303 871 5172
Website: http://www.du.edu/~rstencel/Chamberlin

Further Details
Appearance by Galileo impersonator 8pm. Viewing Jupiter and its moons with the observatory's 26 foot long classic refractor, clouds permitting. $1 admission.

Colorado: Fort Collins

Public Skygazing

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Location
Venue: Fossil Creek Reservoir
Street/Description: N side of CR-32, 0.8 mile W of I-25 Exit 262
City: Fort Collins
Post Code/Zip Code: 80525
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 23/10/2009
End Date: 23/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 18:30
End Time (each day): 22:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Northern Colorado Astronomical Society
Main Contact: Greg Halac
E-mail: outreach@ncastro.org
Phone: +19702237210
Website: http://www.ncastro.org

Further Details
Site info: http://www.co.larimer.co.us/naturalresources/fossil_creek.htm Event info: http://www.larimer.org/news/newsDetail.cfm?id=527 Dress WARM!

Colorado: Fort Collins

Colorado Astronomy Day at the Fort Collins Museum & Discovery Science Center

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Location
Venue: FortLibrary Park, Discovery Science Center
Street/Description: 200 Mathews Street
City: Fort Collins
Post Code/Zip Code: 80524
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 24/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 11:00
End Time (each day): 16:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Fort Collins Museum & Discovery Science Center
Main Contact: Deborah Price
E-mail: dprice@fcmdsc.org
Phone: 970-221-6738
Website: http://www.fcmdsc.org/

Further Details
Colorado Astronomy Day at the Fort Collins Museum & Discovery Science Center will be on Saturday, October 24, 2009. StarLab shows will be at noon, 1 pm, and 2 pm, and Dan and Greg from NCAS are bringing homemade telescopes to display between 11 am and 2 pm. If the weather is good, Dan will also bring his solar scope.

Colorado: Loveland

Starlab Night

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Location
Venue: Stansberry Elementary School
Street/Description: 407 E. 42nd St.
City: Loveland
Post Code/Zip Code: 80538

When
Start Date: 23/10/2009
End Date: 23/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 18:30
End Time (each day): 21:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Stansberry Elementary School
Main Contact: Pat Horner
E-mail: zannahorn@aol.com
Phone: (970)663-5981
Website:

Further Details
Participants will be visiting the Starlab portable planetarium. Later they will enjoy hot chocolate and join local telescope operators for some star gazing outside on the playground.

Connecticut: Avon

Galilean Nights

Location
Venue: Talcott Mountain Science Center
Street/Description: Montevideo Road
City: Avon
Post Code/Zip Code: 6001

When
Start Date: 23/10/2009
End Date: 23/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 18:00:00
End Time (each day): 20:00:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Talcott Mountain Science Center
Main Contact: Mark G. Meredith
E-mail: mmeredith@tmsc.org
Phone: 8606778571
Website: http://www.tmsc.org

Further Details
Pre-registration is required. Download the form from:
www.tmsc.org/astronomy/GalileanNights.pdf

Connecticut: Torrington

Galileo Night

Location
Venue: Torrington MiddleSchool
Street/Description: Playing field south of school
City: Torrington
Post Code/Zip Code: 06790

When
Start Date: 22/10/2009
End Date: 22/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 19:00
End Time (each day): 21:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Litchfield Hills Amateur Astronomy Club
Main Contact: Paul Pompa
E-mail: hr4905@charter.net
Phone: +8604890682
Website:

Further Details
Telescope observing session on Thursday, October 22 2009 only, in playing fields south of the school biuildings. Program on galileo also included.

Florida: Crystal River

AES Astronomy Night

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Location
Venue: AES Campus
Street/Description: 12695 W. Fort Island Trail
City: Crystal River
Post Code/Zip Code: 34429

When
Start Date: 22/10/2009
End Date: 22/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 19:30
End Time (each day): 22:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Academy of Environmental Science
Main Contact: Benjamin Smith
E-mail: smithb5@citrus.k12.fl.us
Phone: 352-795-8793
Website:

Further Details
The Academy of Environmental Science is a tuition-free, public charter school serving grades 9-12 and focusing on environmental sciences.

Florida: Davenport

view Jupiter & the Moon

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Location
Venue: Deer Creek
Street/Description: Partridge Pines Club House
City: Davenport
Post Code/Zip Code: 33837

When
Start Date: 25/10/2009
End Date: 25/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 19:45
End Time (each day): 23:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Partridge Pines Night Sky Observers
Main Contact: Wayne Frey
E-mail: pwfrey04@yahoo.com
Phone:
Website:

Florida: Daytona Beach

Astronomy Open House

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Location
Venue: Creekside Observatory, Embry-Riddle Campus
Street/Description: 600 S. Clyde Morris Blvd
City/State: Daytona Beach
Post Code/Zip Code: 32114
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 23/10/2009
End Date: 23/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 20:00:00
End Time (each day): 23:00:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: ERAU Creekside Observatory
Main Contact: Dr. Jason Aufdenberg
E-mail: aufded93@erau.edu
Phone: 00+13862267123
Website: http://observatory.db.erau.edu

Further Details
Please visit http://observatory.db.erau.edu/directions.php for the location of the observatory on the campus and parking directions.

Florida: Newberry

Star Gazing at Dudley Farm Historic State Park

Location
Venue: Dudley Farm Historic State Park,Florida,USA
Street/Description: Newberry, Florida on SR 26, 71/2 miles west of Gainesville, Florida, USA
City: Newberry
Post Code/Zip Code: 32669

When
Start Date: 24/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 17:30
End Time (each day): 22:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Friends of Dudley Farm and the Alachua Astronomy Club
Main Contact: MaryilynWalker
E-mail: bramble1@cox.net
Phone:
Website:

Further Details
Star Gazing at Dudley Farm is a fundraising event for the Friends of Dudley Farm donation of $5 for adults. Amateur and professional astronomers with the Alachua Astronomy Club will point their telescopes to the wonders Galileo observed 400 years ago. Light refreshment will be served by the CSO. The historic farm area will NOT be open.

Florida: Orlando

UCF Robinson Observatory Public Viewing

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" Location
Venue: University of Central Florida Robinson Observatory
Street/Description: Neptune Drive
City: Orlando
Post Code/Zip Code: 32816
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 22/10/2009
End Date: 22/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 20:00
End Time (each day): 22:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: UCF Astronomy Society
Main Contact: Yan Fernandez
E-mail: yan@physics.ucf.edu
Phone: +1-407-8236939
Website: http://planets.ucf.edu/observatory/openhouse

Further Details
In case of clouds, check website for update.

Florida: Port Charlotte

Skeptikids Galilean Nights

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Location
Venue: Email for details
Street/Description: Email for details
City: Port Charlotte, FL
Post Code/Zip Code: 33952

When
Start Date: 19/10/2009
End Date: 23/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 20:30
End Time (each day): 23:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Skeptikids / NAES Astronomy Club
Main Contact: Jason Bilotta
E-mail: jasonbilotta+gnights@gmail.com
Phone: 941-363-1503
Website: http://skeptikids.org

Further Details
Skeptikids of SW Florida will be hosting Galilean Nights to the public and to its members. We will be looking upon Jupiter and its moons, and discussing the discoveries made by Galileo and the impact they had on astronomy and science.

We will also be recruiting new members for the NAES Astronomy Club!

Florida: Summerland Key

BSA Campout

Location
Venue: Camp Sawyer
Street/Description: Camp Sawyer is located 35 miles north of Key West on Summerland Key at mile marker 34.5 on the south side of US1, about 4 miles south of the entrance to Bahia Honda State park.
City: Summerland Key
Post Code/Zip Code: 33042

When
Start Date: 22/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 19:30:00
End Time (each day): 23:30:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Boy Scouts of America
Main Contact: Krissie Cook
E-mail: momstronomer@gmail.com
Phone:
Website:

Georgia: Columbus

Coca-Cola Space Science Center Astronomy Night

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Location
Venue: Coca-Cola Space Science Center
Street/Description: 701 Front Avenue - south lawn
City: Columbus
Post Code/Zip Code: 31901
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 24/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 19:00
End Time (each day): 22:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Coca-Cola Space Science Center
Main Contact: Rosa Williams
E-mail: rosanina@ccssc.org
Phone: 17066491474
Website: http://www.ccssc.org/observatory/astronights.html

Further Details
Columbus State University's Space Science Center will have a special Astronomy Night on Saturday, October 24. This event coincides with the global Galilean Nights, a set of global star parties from Oct. 22-24; and with the Fall Astronomy Day of the Astronomical League.

Our particular Oct. 24 event starts at 7 p.m. at the Space Science Center. We will have a tour of the constellations and bright stars in the Omnisphere Planetarium. Weather permitting, we will then go outside (about 8 pm or so) and view what's up in the evening sky through the CCSSC's portable telescopes. This event is FREE and open to the public. As always, you are welcome to bring your own telescope, and if you should need assistance with it, our staff and volunteers will be happy to help you.

Georgia: Rutledge

Hard Labor Creek Observatory Open House

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Location
Venue: Hard Labor Creek Observatory
Street/Description: Hard Labor Creek State Park (entrance off of Fairplay Road)
City/State: Rutledge, GA
Post Code/Zip Code: 30663
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 24/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 19:30:00
End Time (each day): 21:30:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Georgia State University Department of Physics and Astronomy
Main Contact: Noel Richardson
E-mail: richardson@chara.gsu.edu
Phone: 4044136024
Website: http://joy.chara.gsu.edu/HLCO/openhouse.html

Further Details
Hard Labor Creek Observatory is open to the public one Saturday per month from March until October, and this is our last open house for the International Year of Astronomy. In case of inclement weather, the facilities will be still open for a tour. If you cannot make it to this open house, try to come to one of the open houses in September!

Hawaii: Hilo

Galileo Block Party

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Location
Venue: UHH Science and Technology Park
Street/Description: on Aohoku Place off Nowelo and Komohana Streets
City/State: Hilo
Post Code/Zip Code: 96720
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 24/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 13:30:00
End Time (each day): 19:00:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Mauna Kea Observatories Outreach Committee
Main Contact: Kumiko Usuda
E-mail: kumiko@subaru.naoj.org
Phone: +18089345954
Website: http://www.naoj.org/IYA/Blockparty/

Further Details
This event is sponsored and organized by the Mauna Kea Observatories Outreach Committee (all the observatories on Mauna Kea). The block party will take place on Aohoku Place, which is the street just north of the University of Hawaii at Hilo campus where all but two of the observatories have their headquarters. Participants will include the Mauna Kea Observatories, The Mauna Kea Visitor Information Station, `Imiloa, local astronomy clubs, and several local school bands. Activities will include astronomy games and demonstrations, some base facility tours, give-aways, school band performances and much more. Please consult our website for parking and other information.

Hawai: Honolulu

Kahala Public Star Party

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Location
Venue: Kahala Community Park
Street/Description: Pahoa St. and Moa St.
City: Honolulu
Post Code/Zip Code: 96816

When
Start Date: 24/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 18:00
End Time (each day): 22:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Hawaiian Astronomical Society
Main Contact: Mike Linnolt
E-mail: mlinnolt@yahoo.com
Phone:
Website: http://www.hawastsoc.org/directions/kahala.html

Further Details
A regular monthly event of the Hawaiian Astronomical Society, held around the time of the first quarter moon. Numerous club members setup their telescopes for public viewing of the Moon, planets and bright deep sky objects.

Idaho: Twin Falls

Illinois: Barrington

Galilean Nights: Star Party

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Location
Venue: Barrington Area Library
Street/Description: 505 N. Northwest Highway
City/State: Barrington, Illinois
Post Code/Zip Code: 60010
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 24/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 18:00:00
End Time (each day): 20:00:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Barrington Area Library
Main Contact: Jennifer Drinka
E-mail: jdrinka@barringtonarealibrary.org
Phone: +8473821300
Website: http://www.barringtonarealibrary.org

Further Details
Star Party will be held in the North Parking lot. Please use parking lights when entering site. Use of non-red flashlights are prohibited. Glow sticks will be provided. Telescopes will be provided by Northwest Suburban Astronomers.

Illinois: Campton Hills

Stargazing at Corron Farm

Location
Venue: Historic Corron Farm
Street/Description: Corron and Silver Glen Roads
City: Campton Hills
Post Code/Zip Code: 60175
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 17/10/2009
End Date: 17/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 18:30
End Time (each day): 23:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Campton Hills Open Space
Main Contact: Ivo Garza
E-mail: the_garzas@comcast.net
Phone: 6302220730
Website:

Further Details
Finding dark skies near Chicago can be hard. However, we have found a little patch in the westen suburbs. Come and enjoy the dark skies and new moon at Historic Corron Farm. We will have an eight and an eleven inch telescope to explore the autum sky, or bring your own scope or binoculars and share the good company of others interested in astronomy. This is a relaxed evening mostly for enjoying the beauty of deep space.

Illinois: Chicago

Sidewalk Astronomy

Location
Venue: Sidewalk
Street/Description: North & Wells, Old Town
City/State: Chicago
Post Code/Zip Code: 60610

When
Start Date: 22/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 19:30:00
End Time (each day): 21:00:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Chicago Sidewalk Astronomy Club
Main Contact: Dennis Ericskson
E-mail: derickson.21stcentury@rcn.com
Phone: 312 659 0004
Website: http://www.sidewalk-astronomy-club.com/chicago/

Further Details
See the Moons of Jupiter & the craters on our Moon through our telescope. Call ahead for GO/NOGO status due to clouds, etc.

Illinois: Chicago

Astronomy Day 2009

Location
Venue: Adler Planetarium
Street/Description: 1300 South Lake Shore Drive
City: Chicago
Post Code/Zip Code: 60605

When
Start Date: 24/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 12:00:00
End Time (each day): 15:00:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Adler Planetarium
Main Contact: Adler Planetarium
E-mail: AdlerEducation@adlerplanetarium
Phone: +13123227827
Website: http://www.adlerplanetarium.org/special/index.shtml#astronoday20092

Further Details
Activities are free with paid building admission.

Illinois: Homer Township

Stargazing at the Trantina Farm

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Location
Venue: Trantina Farm
Street/Description: 15800 w 151st Street
City: Homer Township
Post Code/Zip Code: 60491
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 09/10/2009
End Date: 10/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 20:00
End Time (each day): 22:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Village of Homer Glen Environment Committee and Homer Township
Main Contact: Debra Norvil
E-mail: norvil@comcast.net
Phone: 708-301-0632
Website: http://homerglen.org/Environment/IntlYearAstronomy2009.htm

Further Details
Free Public Stargazing *weather permitting* highlighting the Great World Wide Star Count and Galilean Nights!

Illinois: Peoria

Northmoor Observatory

Location
Venue: Evening at Northmoor Observatory
Street/Description: Donovan Golf Coarse off Knoxville southeast corner of the parking lot
City: Peoria
Post Code/Zip Code: 61614

When
Start Date: 24/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 19:30
End Time (each day): 23:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Peoria Astronomical Society
Main Contact: Richard Tennis
E-mail: rltennis7@dishmail.net
Phone: 003096452433
Website: http://www.astronical.org

Further Details
Newly renovated Northmoor Observatory housing 100 year old telescope used to provide the time for the United States by radio.

Indiana: Fort Wayne

Ft Wayne Astronomical Society

Location
Venue: Borders Bookstore
Street/Description: 4320 Coldwater Rd
City: Fort Wayne
Post Code/Zip Code: 46805

When
Start Date: 22/10/2009
End Date: 22/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 19:30
End Time (each day): 21:30 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Ft Wayne Astronomical Society
Main Contact: Dave Wilkins
E-mail: wiljugl5@verizon.net
Phone: 260-710-2772
Website:

Further Details
Multiple scopes will be viewing the Moon and Jupiter from this brightly lit parking lot. Join us on the 23rd at Jefferson Pointe for a second look, and on the 24th at Fox Island where the 16" scope will be open for public viewing.

Indiana: Fort Wayne

Ft Wayne Astronomical Society

Location
Venue: Jefferson Pointe - near bookstore
Street/Description: 4110 W Jefferson Blvd
City: Fort Wayne
Post Code/Zip Code: 46804

When
Start Date: 23/10/2009
End Date: 23/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 19:30
End Time (each day): 21:30 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Ft Wayne Astronomical Society
Main Contact: Dave Wilkins
E-mail: wiljugl5@verizon.net
Phone: 260-710-2772
Website:

Further Details
Multiple scopes will be viewing the Moon and Jupiter from this brightly lit shopping plaza. We will be located in the common area near the bookstore. Join us again on the 24th at Fox Island where the 16" scope will be open for public viewing.

Indiana: Fort Wayne

Ft Wayne Astronomical Society

Location
Venue: Fox Island County Park
Street/Description: 7324 Yohne Rd
City: Fort Wayne
Post Code/Zip Code: 46809

When
Start Date: 24/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 19:30
End Time (each day): 23:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Ft Wayne Astronomical Society
Main Contact: Dave Wilkins
E-mail: wiljugl5@verizon.net
Phone: 260-710-2772
Website:

Further Details
Multiple scopes will be viewing the Moon, Jupiter and many other celestial wonders from this darker location just southwest of the city. The 16" scope will be open for public viewing.

Iowa: Sioux City

Iowa: Waterloo

Galilean Nights at Radio Shack

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Location
Venue: Radio Shack Parking Lot
Street/Description: San Marnan Drive across from Crossroads Center
City: Waterloo
Post Code/Zip Code: 50702
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 24/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 19:00
End Time (each day): 22:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Black Hawk Astronomy club
Main Contact: Jane Ryan
E-mail: jane.ryan@gmdistrict.org
Phone: 3192346357
Website: http://www.groutmuseumdistrict.org/calendar.cfm#

Further Details
If you have a telescope, feel free to bring it along. Club members will be around as early as 6 p.m. to get scopes set up. See you there

Kansas: Eskridge

Kansas: Topeka

Galilean Nights Observing Session

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Location
Venue: Lazio's Coffee Bar and Roasterie
Street/Description: 2111 SW Belle
City/State: Topeka
Post Code/Zip Code: 66614
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 24/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 20:00:00
End Time (each day): 22:00:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Paladin of Astronomy
Main Contact: Brenda Culbertson
E-mail: culbertson@holtonks.net
Phone: +101117859662443
Website:

Further Details
The public is invited to observe Jupiter and the Galilean Satellites during the free observing session at Lazio's Coffee Bar and Roasterie. Telescopes and other equipment will be provided by area astronomers, and everyone is invited to bring their own equipment if they care to help share the views. All ages are invited.

Kansas: Wichita

Galilean Nights Telescope Workshop

Location
Venue: Exploration Place
Street/Description: 300 N McLean Blvd
City/State: Wichita
Post Code/Zip Code: 67203
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 22/10/2009
End Date: 22/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 16:30:00
End Time (each day): 20:00:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Exploration Place
Main Contact: Justin Bartel
E-mail: jbartel@exploration.org
Phone: +13166600639
Website: http://exploration.org/iya.php

Further Details
Celebrate Galilean Nights, a cornerstone project of the IYA2009 initiative at EP! See how Galileo created the telescope we all use today by watching the CyberDome show Two Small Pieces of Glass, then construct and identify objects in the sky with your own Galileoscope! Space is limited, advanced registration is required. Registration will close on Thursday October 15th. Late registrations may not be accepted due to supply. Visit EP’s website at www.exploration.org and click on Education Registration to sign up. For questions contact Justin Bartel, CyberDome Manager and Educator at jbartel@exploration.org or 660-0639.

Kansas: Wichita

Lake Afton Astronomy Day 2009

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Location
Venue: Lake Afton Public Observatory
Street/Description: MacArthur Road (39th Street South) and 247th Street West in Lake Afton County Park
City: Wichita
Post Code/Zip Code: 67260
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 24/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 15:00
End Time (each day): 22:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Kansas Astronomical Observers & Lake Afton Public Observatory
Main Contact: Fred Gasser, KAO Presidentt
E-mail: homeelevator@msn.com
Phone: +1 316 721 2225
Website: http://members.cox.net/jerrytimmons/KAO.html
http://webs.wichita.edu/lapo

Further Details
KANSAS ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVERS

The Kansas Astronomical Observers (KAO) exists to educate the public about, and explore, the night sky and enjoy the wonderment that lies therein. Our members have a wide variety of interests, from astrophotography to making telescopes.

KAO is celebrating in the latest International Year of Astronomy (IYA2009) Global Cornerstone Project, Galilean Nights. On October 23rd, KAO will be hosting a live star party at the Borders Bookstore on 1715 N. Rock Rd. Members will be providing telescopes for viewing the heavens in the parking lot from 7:30 to 10:00 p.m.

Continuing the celebration, KAO will be joining up with the Lake Afton Public Observatory (LAPO) the following night on October 24th in celebrating LAPO's Astronomy Day 2009. From 3:00 to 10:00 p.m. LAPO will feature a bunch of fun, interesting and educational activities and contests leading to their evening program, Exploring the Solar System. LAPO is located at MacArthur Road (39th Street South) and 247th Street West in Lake Afton County Park.

Louisiana: Baton Rouge

Galilean Nights

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Location
Venue: Starry Messanger & Star Party on the Levee
Street/Description: 100 River Road South
City/State: Baton Rouge
Post Code/Zip Code: Louisiana, 70802

When
Start Date: 22/10/2009
End Date: 23/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 16:30:00
End Time (each day): 22:30:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Louisiana Art & Science Museum
Main Contact: Jon Elvert
E-mail: jelvert@lasm.org
Phone: +0112253445272
Website: http://www.lasm.org

Further Details
Celestial Matters - Panel discussion about art & astronomy by artists represented in the exhibition Starry Messenger: Galileo's Vision in 21st Century Art. Public star party following planetarium Galileo show.

Maine: Waterville

Collins Observatory Open House

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Location
Venue: Collins Observartory at Colby College
Street/Description: Next to Baseball Field
City: Waterville
Post Code/Zip Code: 4937

When
Start Date: 23/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 19:00:00
End Time (each day): 22:00:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Colby College & Northern Stars Planetarium
Main Contact: Murray F. Campbell
E-mail: mfcampbe@colby.edu
Phone: 01 207 859 5863
Website:

Maryland: Bel Air

Astronomy Day

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Location
Venue: Harford Community College
Street/Description: 401 Thomas Run Road
City: Bel Air
Post Code/Zip Code: 21015
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 24/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 11:00:00
End Time (each day): 22:00:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Harford County Astronomical Society
Main Contact: Grace Wyatt
E-mail: harfordastro@yahoo.com
Phone:
Website: http://www.harfordastro.org

Further Details
From 11 AM to 4 PM we will have displays and presentations set up in the Chesapeake Center of Harford Community College. Events will include lunar samples, meteorites, astrophotography, telescopes and binoculars, solar viewing and information about current space missions. Attendees are encouraged to bring telescopes they are having problems with for assistance and rocks they think might be meteorites for an opinion. From 7 to 10 PM we will have a viewing session at the Harford Community College observatory. We will have telescopes (including Galileoscope) and binoculars set up for public viewing.

Maryland: Dundalk & Catonsville

CCBC Honors Galileo

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Location
Venue: CCBC; Dundalk & Catonsville campuses
Street/Description: 4200 Sollers Pt. Rd., Dundalk & 800 S. Rolling Rd., Catonsville
City/State: Dundalk & Catonsville, MD
Post Code/Zip Code: 21228
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 23/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 20:00:00
End Time (each day): 23:00:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: CCBC Astronomy Profs
Main Contact: D. Jack MacConnell
E-mail: jack@stsci.edu
Phone: 1-410-338-4800
Website: http://www.ccbcmd.edu/catonsvilleplanetarium/starparties.html

Further Details
Telescope observing & indoor astronomy games for kids

Maryland: Edgewood

Harry Potter's Astronomy Class

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Location
Venue: Edgewood Public Library
Street/Description: 629 Edgewood Road
City: Edgewood
Post Code/Zip Code: 21040
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 22/10/2009
End Date: 22/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 18:30:00
End Time (each day): 19:30:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Harford County Astronomical Society
Main Contact: Grace Wyatt
E-mail: harfordastro@yahoo.com
Phone:
Website: http://www.harfordastro.org

Further Details
The Edgewood Public Library has organized a series of science presentations that would have been in Harry Potter's time period. We will be taking the opportunity to tell about telescopes, Galileo and the International Year of Astronomy. We will have at least one Galileoscope on hand for viewing after the indoor presentation.

Maryland: Ellicott City

GCS Observatory Night

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Location
Venue: Glenelg Country School
Street/Description: 12793 Folly Quarter Rd
City: Ellicott City
Post Code/Zip Code: 21042

When
Start Date: 26/10/2009
End Date: 26/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 19:00
End Time (each day): 22:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Glenelg Country School
Main Contact: Jose Ruiz
E-mail: ruiz@glenelg.org
Phone: 4105315775(x2429)
Website: http://www.glenelg.org/student_life/observatory.asp

Further Details
Observatory is the first left off of the main driveway.

Maryland: Greenbelt

Star party

Location
Venue: Northway Field
Street/Description: End of Northway (right off Ridge Rd.)
City: Greenbelt
Post Code/Zip Code: 20770
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 24/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 18:45
End Time (each day): 23:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Astronomical Society of Greenbelt
Main Contact: Martha L. Gay
E-mail: martylou.gay@gmail.com
Phone: 013015267052
Website: http://www.greenbeltastro.org/events.php

Further Details
Next to a very large mulch pile. Cancelled if hopelessly cloudy.

Maryland: Lanham

Astronomy Day

Location
Venue: Owens Science Center
Street/Description: 9601 Greenbelt Rd.
City: Lanham
Post Code/Zip Code: 20706
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 24/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 12:00
End Time (each day): 17:30 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Owens Science Center/Astro Soc of Greenbelt
Main Contact: Martha L. Gay
E-mail: martylou.gay@gmail.com
Phone: 013015267052
Website: http://www1.pgcps.org/WorkArea/showcontent.aspx?id=101204

Further Details
If you are east bound, it's on the right just before you get to Good Luck Rd. Adjacent to DuVal High School.

Maryland: Marriottsville

Howard Astro's Galilean Nights

Location
Venue: Alpha Ridge Community Park
Street/Description: 11699 Old Frederick Rd.
City: Marriottsville
Post Code/Zip Code: 21044
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 24/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 18:00
End Time (each day): 00:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Howard Astronomical League
Main Contact: Joel Goodman
E-mail: Stardoc@Goodteeth.com
Phone:
Website: http://www.howardastro.org

Further Details
Join Howard Astronomical League at Alpha Ridge Park on Saturday, October 24th at 6PM and experience what first amazed Galileo exactly 400 years. The evening will be highlighted by a Galilean Nights star party to celebrate 2009, the International Year of Astronomy (www.iya2009.org). Multiple telescopes will be set up to observe Jupiter, the Moon, and other celestial wonders Galileo enjoyed. Help us look to the future as a partnership between HAL the Howard County Dept. of Recreation & Parks is announced to build the first publicly accessible observatory in the County at Alpha Ridge. More info and directions at www.howardastro.org

Massachusetts: Brookline

Massachusetts: Falmouth

SIDEWALK ASTRONOMERS PARTICIPATE IN GALILEO NIGHTS EVENT

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Location
Venue: Falmouth Public Library lawn
Street/Description: Main Street
City: Falmouth
Post Code/Zip Code: 02540
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 22/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 18:00
End Time (each day): 21:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Falmouth Sidewalk Astronomers
Main Contact: Brent Putnam
E-mail: falmouthastronomers@yahoogroups.com
Phone: 508-540-5662
Website: http://www.falmouthastronomers.org/

Further Details
Weather permitting, the Falmouth Sidewalk Astronomers will be participating in the International Year of Astronomy 2009 Cornerstone Project, Galilean Nights, to be held Thursday, October 22 through Saturday, October 24.

As part of the event, the Falmouth Sidewalk Astronomers will be holding public viewing sessions from 6pm to 9pm, near the Katherine Lee Bates statue on the Falmouth Public Library lawn. A goal of the Galilean Nights event is to get as many people as possible to look at the wonders that Italian astronomer Galileo observed 400 years ago through his telescope.

The focus will be the objects that Galileo observed, including Jupiter and the Moon. Everyone is welcome to come and get free views of the moon, planets and stars through telescopes, and if they have them, to bring their own telescopes and binoculars.

Massachusetts: Gloucester

Lobster Cove Stargazers Meeting

Location
Venue: Lobster Cove
Street/Description: Lobster Cove House
City/State: Gloucester
Post Code/Zip Code: 01930

When
Start Date: 22/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 19:30:00
End Time (each day): 23:30:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: N/A
Main Contact: Bob Myers
E-mail: ehiggins@newtrackmedia.com
Phone:
Website:

Massachusetts: Nantucket

Galilean Nights at the Maria Mitchell Observatory

Location
Venue: Loines Observatory
Street/Description: 59 Milk Street Extension
City/State: Nantucket
Post Code/Zip Code: 2554
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 23/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 19:30:00
End Time (each day): 21:30:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Maria Mitchell Association
Main Contact: Dr. Vladimir Strelnitski
E-mail: vladimir@mmo.org
Phone: +1-508-228-9273
Website: http://www.mmo.org

Further Details
The telescope viewing of the Moon and Jupiter will be accompanied by comments from a professional astronomer and followed by a comprehensive constellation tour. A lecture with an astronomical slide show, if the weather does not cooperate for observation

Massachusetts: North Attleborough

NAMS Star Party

Location
Venue: North Attleborough Middle School
Street/Description: NAMS staff parking lot
City: North Attleborough
Post Code/Zip Code: 02760
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 22/10/2009
End Date: 22/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 18:30
End Time (each day): 21:30 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: NAMS 6th grade science dept.
Main Contact: Tanya Erban
E-mail: terban@naschools.net
Phone: 508-643-2130 ext 4215
Website: http://sharepoint.naschools.net/middleschool/terban/default.aspx

Further Details
Attention all 6th graders and parents/guardians are invited to a Global Star Party at the North Attleborough Middle School to celebrate Galileo's discoveries 400 years ago. There will be a brief presentation by the Astronomical Society of Southern New England (ASSNE) at 6:30PM in the cafetorium on telescope use and objects visible in the sky . Immediately following the presentation there will be several professional telescopes brought by ASSNE members set up in the NAMS staff parking lot from 7:00PM-9:30 PM.

Massachusetts: South Yarmouth, Cape Cod

Observe and Discover Night

Location
Venue: Werner Schmidt Observatory
Street/Description: behind Dennis-Yarmouth HIgh School
City: South Yarmouth
Post Code/Zip Code: 2664
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 24/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 17:30
End Time (each day): 22:30 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Cape Cod Astronomical Society
Main Contact: A P Kurtz
E-mail: ueberbassor@comcast.net
Phone:
Website: http://www.ccas.ws

Further Details
The public is invited to visit with us out on the lawn near and in our observatory on October 24th beginning at 17:30 to learn about and discuss various kinds of telescopes and other observing equipment. Bring your telescope/binoculars etc. if you wish. Beginning shortly after 19:30 observing the heavens will begin.

Massachusetts: Wellesley

Galilean Nights Public Observing

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Location
Venue: Wellesley College
Street/Description: Whitin Observatory
City: Wellesley
Post Code/Zip Code: 2481
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 24/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 19:00:00
End Time (each day): 21:00:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Wellesley College Astronomy Department
Main Contact: Kim McLeod
E-mail: kmcleod@wellesley.edu
Phone:
Website: http://www.wellesley.edu/Astronomy

Further Details
This event will be held rain or shine. If it is clear we'll observe Jupiter through big and small telescopes. There will be short talks by Wellesley College Astronomers on the subjects of "What Galileo Saw" and "Spectacular Saturn."
This event is free and open to the public. Please no early arrivals.

Michigan: Battle Creek / Kalamazoo

KAS Galilean Nights Celebration

Location
Venue: Kingman Museum, Kalamazoo Nature Center
Street/Description: Limit St. / N. Westnedge Ave.
City: Battle Creek / Kalamazoo
Post Code/Zip Code: 49009

When
Start Date: 24/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 11:00
End Time (each day): 23:59 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Kalamazoo Astronomical Society
Main Contact: Richard Bell
E-mail: kas@kasonline.org
Phone:
Website: http://www.kasonline.org/

Further Details
Astronomers around the world will point their telescopes to the wonders that Galileo observed 400 years ago between October 22-24. The KAS will celebrate "Galilean Nights" with two events on Saturday, October 24th. We'll take part in "Spooky Science Saturday" at the Kingman Museum in Battle Creek from 11am-5pm. The KAS will also hold its last Public Observing Session of the year at the Kalamazoo Nature Center (weather permitting). Gates open at 7pm. We'll observe the Moon, Jupiter, and much more.

Michigan: Flint

Michigan: Mackinaw City

Michigan: Muskegon

Galilean Nights in Muskegon, MI

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Location
Venue: Frauenthal Theater Parking Lot
Street/Description: 374 Morris Avenue
City: Muskegon
Post Code/Zip Code: 49440
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 23/10/2009
End Date: 23/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 20:00
End Time (each day): 00:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: N/A
Main Contact: John Armstrong
E-mail: jradrum@msn.com
Phone: 231-730-1731
Website:

Further Details
Feel free to bring a chair or blanket and dress for the weather; a hot drink/snacks are also allowed, but please be respectful and keep the location clean.

If you have a telescope, even if you're not sure how to use it, bring it with you - We'll help you get it setup. Binoculars are also an excellent observing tool. Moon phase that evening will be two days before first quarter - a nice crescent to observe! Jupiter will also be visible in the S-SW, as well as a few other interesting night-sky objects.

Led by local amateur astronomy enthusiasts Terry Hancock and John Armstrong, the night will be aimed at allowing residents to see the features of the moon up close, a few of the visible planets, double stars, clusters, a few galaxies, and the dense, nebulous star regions of the Milky Way galaxy - Objects that Galileo first observed 400 years ago.

Amateur astronomy is highly dependent upon good weather and clear skies. If it is cloudy and people are unsure if the event is still taking place, call Armstrong at 231-730-1731 or Hancock at 231-206-1141.

Michigan: Negaunee

Galilean Night Out

Location
Venue: Galilean Night Under The Stars
Street/Description: Iron Industry Museum
City: Negaunee
Post Code/Zip Code: 49866
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 23/10/2009
End Date: 23/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 20:00
End Time (each day): 23:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Marquette Astronomical Society
Main Contact: D. Scott Stobbelaar
E-mail: dstobbel@sbcglobal.net
Phone: 906-225-0959
Website:

Further Details
Telescope Observing will be held in the old parking lot of the Iron Idustry Museum. Travel on County Rd 492 until you reach the cemetery. Turn at Museum sign..,follow signs. Scopes will be set up at west part of parking lot. Park in the eastern part.

Minnesota: Northfield

Downtown Side Walk Astronomy

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Location
Venue: Downtown Northfield on Bridge Square
Street/Description: Division and 4th St
City: Northfield
Post Code/Zip Code: 55057
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 22/10/2009
End Date: 22/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 19:00
End Time (each day): 21:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Carleton College Astronomy Club
Main Contact: Jenny Goetz
E-mail: iya2009nfld@gmail.com
Phone:
Website:

Further Details
The Northfield High School Astronomy Club and the Carleton College Astronomy Club will be observing in downtown Northfield with a variety of telescopes. This event will be canceled if cloudy.

Minnesota: Norwood-Young America

MAS Galilean Nights IYA Star Party

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Location
Venue: Onan Observatory
Street/Description: Baylor Regional Park, north of Norwood, MN
City/State: Norwood-Young America
Post Code/Zip Code: 55397
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 23/10/2099
End Date: 24/10/2099
Start Time (each day): 18:00:00
End Time (each day): 22:00:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Minnesota Astronomical Society (MAS)
Main Contact: Merle Hiltner
E-mail: mjh@fastermac.net
Phone:
Website: http://www.mnastro.org

Further Details
As part of this International Year of Astronomy event, Galilean Nights, the Minnesota Astronomical Society will be having public star partyFriday October 23rd and Saturday October 24th at Onan Observatory. These “rain or shine” events will feature a talk on the International Year of Astronomy and Galileo & his discoveries.

With the arrival of fall, the best summer objects are visible in the early evening with the objects of fall and winter rising throughout the night. Enjoy views of nebula, star clusters, galaxies, Jupiter & the Moon thru some of the finest amateur telescopes in the world. (weather permitting)

Door prize drawings will be held on Saturday night October 24th (at approximately 8:00 pm). Prizes include a one year MAS membership, astronomy books & gifts, MAS merchandise and several telescopes.

Mississippi: French Camp

Telescope Use Training

Location
Venue: Rainwater Observatory
Street/Description: MS HWY 413 east
City: French Camp
Post Code/Zip Code: 39745

When
Start Date: 23/10/2009
End Date: 23/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 19:00
End Time (each day): 22:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Rainwater Observatory
Main Contact: James Hill
E-mail: jhill@rainwaterobservatory.org
Phone: 1+662-547-6377
Website: http://rainwaterobservatory.org

Mississippi: French Camp

Backyard Astronomy: The Moon

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Location
Venue: Rainwater Observatory & Planetarium
Street/Description: MS Hwy 413 east of French Camp
City: French Camp
Post Code/Zip Code: 39745

When
Start Date: 24/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 19:00
End Time (each day): 22:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Rainwater Observatory & Planetarium
Main Contact: James G. Hill
E-mail: jhill@rainwaterobservatory.org
Phone: +1-662-547-6377
Website: http://rainwaterobservatory.org

Further Details
Talk on galaxies followed by observing session

Missouri: Camdenton

Galilean Nights

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Location
Venue: Camdenton Walmart
Street/Description: Highway 54
City: Camdenton
Post Code/Zip Code: 65020
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 22/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 15:00
End Time (each day): 22:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Camden County Library Astronomy Club
Main Contact: Jim Strogen
E-mail: jstrogenht1@hotmail.com
Phone: 573374 4144
Website: http://www.ccld.us

Further Details
Telescopes available for viewing the Sun and Jupiter along with knowledgable astronomers to answer all your questions.

Missouri: St. Louis

Observatory Open House

Location
Venue: Ricahrd D. Schwartz Observatory
Street/Description: north of Fine Arts Building
City/State: St. Louis
Post Code/Zip Code: 63121
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 24/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 19:00:00
End Time (each day): 22:00:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: University of Missouri-St. Louis
Main Contact: Bruce Wilking
E-mail: bwilkig@umsl.edu
Phone: 314-516-5081
Website:

Further Details
Call 314-516-5706 for recorded updates

New Jersey: Beachwood

New Jersey : Cranford

Galilean Nights

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Location
Venue: William Miller Sperry Observatory
Street/Description: 1033 Springfield Ave
City: Cranford
Post Code/Zip Code: 07016
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 23/10/2009
End Date: 23/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 19:30
End Time (each day): 22:30 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: AAI
Main Contact: Anthony Espinoza
E-mail: symmetry57@hotmail.com
Phone: 908-590-4576
Website: http://www.asterism.org

Further Details
On October 23, 2009, Amateur Astronomers Incorporated will be hosting Galilean Nights at 7:30PM in Sperry Observatory in the Campus of Union County College.

We will have a public star party, lectures, and Astrophotography slideshow. Telescope observation will be made to see the night sky throughout the evening (weather permitting).

NASA and IYA educational material will be given out. Door prizes for guests and members. This event is free and open to the public. Come out and celebrate the International Year Of Astronomy with AAI.

New Jersey: Hope

Starquest & Symposium

Location
Venue: Hope Conference Center & Jenny Jump State Forest
Street/Description: Ridgeway Ave and Far View Rd
City: Hope
Post Code/Zip Code: 07844
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 16/10/2009
End Date: 18/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 17:00
End Time (each day): Varies

Contact Details
Organising Group: UACNJ & AAAP
Main Contact: Ron Russo
E-mail: ron@roned.com
Phone: 973-386-1848
Website: http://www.uacnj.org

Further Details
From one of the darkest skies in New Jersey comes a chance for the public to mingle with astronomers, enjoy telescope observation, and listen to educational lectures on astronomy from noted experts. It is a combination of two concurrent events - Starquest, run by the Amateur Astronomers Association of Princeton and a symposium hosted by the United Astronomy Clubs of New Jersey at New Jersey's premiere site for public astronomy - the UACNJ observatory in Jenny Jump State Forest. The events span Friday October 16 through Sunday October 18. Registration required - see website for details.

New Jersey: Livingston

Autumn Stargazing

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Location
Venue: Riker Hill Park
Street/Description: 284 Beaufort Ave
City/State: Livingston
Post Code/Zip Code: 07039
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 23/10/2009
End Date: 23/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 20:00:00
End Time (each day): 23:00:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Newark Museum
Main Contact: Kevin Conod
E-mail: planetarium@newarkmuseum.org
Phone: 973-596-6529
Website: http://www.newarkmuseum.org/planetarium.html

Further Details
AUTUMN STARGAZING Friday October 23, 8:00-11:00 p.m. All ages Join the staff of the Newark Museum's Dreyfuss Planetarium and local amateur astronomers Riker Hill Park in Livingston. Telescopes will be set up for the public to see the wonders of the autumn sky. Free. Weather permitting. Rain date is Saturday, October 24. Stargazing events are free, no reservations required and telescopes are provided for viewing. This event is co-sponsored by the Essex County Department of Parks. Directions and a map are available on the planetarium web site.

New Jersey: Long Valley

Galilean Nights

Location
Venue: Harrington Park
Street/Description: Rock Road
City: Long Valley
Post Code/Zip Code: 07853

When
Start Date: 23/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 18:00
End Time (each day): 22:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: N/A
Main Contact: Charlotte
E-mail: ccugnini@embarqmail.com
Phone:
Website:

New Mexico: Grants

Galilean Nights!

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Location
Venue: Northwest New Mexico Visitor Center
Street/Description: Exit 85 off I-40, 1900 E. Santa Fe Avenue
City: Grants
Post Code/Zip Code: 87020
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 24/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 18:00
End Time (each day): 21:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Northwest New Mexico Visitor Center
Main Contact: Rick Best
E-mail: rick_best@nps.gov
Phone: 505-876-2783
Website: http://www.nps.gov/elma/planyourvisit/mac1.htm

Further Details
All are invited to join center staff as they view night sky objects like Jupiter, the Andromeda Galaxy, and summer and fall constellations. Telescopes will be provided. Visitors are welcome to bring their own telescopes and share their expertise with others. Event is weather dependent.

New Mexico: Roswell

New York: New York City

The Galilean Nights Festival in Inwood: Friday 23

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Location
Venue: Inwood Hill Park
Street/Description: Seaman and Isham Streets
City: New York City
Post Code/Zip Code: 10034
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 23/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 19:30:00
End Time (each day): 23:59:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Inwood Astronomy Project
Main Contact: Jason Kendall
E-mail: jasonskendall@gmail.com
Phone: 917-529-2359
Website: http://www.inwoodastronomy.org

Further Details
The Inwood Astronomy Project presents "The Galilean Nights Festival in Inwood."
Here are all of our events this October:
* The Uptown Planetarium Astronomy Lectures, Learn about the Hubble Space Telescope and the LCROSS Lunar Impact Mission. Free at The New York Public Library, Inwood Branch, October 3 and 10 (1:00 PM)

* The LCROSS Mission Impact Party, televising the spacecraft landing on the moon! At Indian Road Café, October 9 (early morning)

* World Premiere of Minding the Heavens, Theatrical reading of a play about the famous astronomers, Caroline and William Herschel. Written by Dr. Mark Littmann. Free at The New York Public Library, Inwood Branch, October 17 (1:00 PM)

* Shakespeare Saturdays Strollers and Soloists Free concert at The New York Public Library, Inwood Branch, October 24 (12:00 Noon)

* Live Street Theater done by the Shakespeare Saturdays Strollers, Renaissance-costumed performers meandering about Inwood in all your favorite haunts! What will they sing? Where will they be? Guess you gotta be out and about in Inwood to know! Featuring the Hit Song Up, Up, Up in the Sky by Donna Stearns and the Big Bangers: the official song of the International Year of Astronomy. (Digital downloads available on iTunes and CDBaby )

* Stargazing: Friday, October 23, 7:30 PM: The Baseball Diamonds at Inwood Hill Park.

* Stargazing: Saturday, October 24, 7:30 PM: The Overlook Meadow in Inwood Hill Park.

* Stargazing: Saturday, October 31, 7:30 PM: Halloween Spooky Stars at the Baseball Diamonds at Inwood Hill Park.

New York: New York

Galilleo @ Alice

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Location
Venue: Central Park, east 74Street
Street/Description: Alice in wonderland Statue
City: New York
Post Code/Zip Code: 10022
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 22/10/2009
End Date: 22/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 18:30
End Time (each day): 21:30 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: AAA of NYC
Main Contact: Tom McIntyre
E-mail: nycstars@yahoo.com
Phone:
Website:

Further Details
Weather is predicting rain or clouds for Fri & Sat.

I did a test run at 82 street & N.Blvd, Jackson Hgts on Tuesday.

AAA has regular public session @ Carl Shurz Park, NYC on Fri. nite (aaa.org)

New York: Schenectad

Dudley Observatory SkyWatch Lecture

Location
Venue: GE Theater at Proctors
Street/Description: 432 State Street
City/State: Schenectady, NY
Post Code/Zip Code: 12305
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 08/12/2009
End Date: 08/12/2009
Start Time (each day): 19:30:00
End Time (each day): 21:30:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Dudley Observatory
Main Contact: Janie Schwab
E-mail: jschwab@dudleyobservatory.org
Phone: 518-382-7583
Website: http://www.dudleyobservatory.org/Events/_EVenTS.htm

Further Details
Dr. Owen Gingerich "Kepler, Galileo, and the Birth of Modern Astronomy" 2009 is the 400th anniversary of Kepler's Astronomia nova, and of the first astronomical use of the telescope, especially by Galileo. I will argue that more important than Kepler's elliptical orbits and the law of areas was his pioneering insistence on astronomy based on physical causes. Particularly remarkable about Galileo's use of the telescope was the way in which he used his observations to challenge the traditional geocentric cosmology. In very different fashions these two contemporary astronomers hastened the astronomical revolution and became the fathers of modern astronomy.

New York: Troy

Hirsch Observatory Open to Public

Location
Venue: Hirsch Observatory, Science Center, RPI Campus
Street/Description: Hirsch Observatory : Roof of Jonsson-Rowland Science Center, RPI
City: Troy
Post Code/Zip Code: 12180
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 23/10/2009
End Date: 23/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 20:00
End Time (each day): 22:30 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Rensselaer Astrophysical Society
Main Contact: Dan Elton
E-mail: astro@union.rpi.edu
Phone:
Website: http://astro.union.rpi.edu/index.html

Further Details
You can park in any of the parking lots / parking garage on College Avenue.
Open observing at the Hirsch Observatory normally occurs every Saturday from 8-10pm February - November.

North Carolina: Asheville

Galilean Nights

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Location
Venue: UNC-Asheville campus
Street/Description: UNC-Asheville Quad
City: Asheville
Post Code/Zip Code: 28804

When
Start Date: 23/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 19:45
End Time (each day): 23:30 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Bernard Arghiere
Main Contact: Bernard Arghiere
E-mail: barghiere@charter.net
Phone: 8285051666
Website:

Further Details
Weather and clouds permitting, there will be a number of telescopes set up by members of the Astronomy Club of Asheville.

North Carolina: Gibsonville

Stargazing in the Park

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Location
Venue: Northeast Park
Street/Description: 4010 High Rock Rd
City: Gibsonville
Post Code/Zip Code: 27249
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 24/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 19:00:00
End Time (each day): 21:00:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Elon University
Main Contact: Anthony Crider
E-mail: acrider@elon.edu
Phone: 336-686-5073
Website: http://facstaff.elon.edu/acrider/Public_Events.html

Further Details
If cloudy weather forces us to cancel on Saturday night, we will attempt the event again on Sunday night.

North Carolina: Grifton

Galilean Nights Starparty

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Location
Venue: Bray Hollow Nature Preserve
Street/Description: Field in front of the pond
City: Grifton
Post Code/Zip Code: 28530

When
Start Date: 22/10/2009
End Date: 22/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 19:00
End Time (each day): 23:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: A Time for Science Nature and Education Center
Main Contact: John and Nancy Bray
E-mail: atfs@atimeforscience.org
Phone:
Website: http://www.atimeforscience.org

Further Details
Please preregister on our website. We are a small park and cannot accommodate too large a crowd. So we need to know approximately how many want to come. Use the map on our website to find us.

North Carolina: Sparta

Public Observation

Location
Venue: Stone Mt. State Park
Street/Description: Stone Mt. State Park
City: Sparta
Post Code/Zip Code: 28675
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 24/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 18:30:00
End Time (each day): 23:30:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Forsyth Astronomical Society
Main Contact: Vivian
E-mail: fas@fas37.org
Phone: 3369223623
Website: fas37.org

Further Details
This a lock in observation - only campers can view with us the gate will be locked at it’s normal time. You can find all info about this observation on our club website fas37.org

North Carolina: Statesville

Galilean Nights at Staples

Location
Venue: Saples Parking lot
Street/Description: 136 Venture Lane (hwy 21)
City: Statesville
Post Code/Zip Code: 28625
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 24/10/2009
End Date: 24/09/2009
Start Time (each day): 19:00
End Time (each day): 00:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Piedmont Amateur Astronomers
Main Contact: Charles Tilley
E-mail: ctvideo@yadtel.net
Phone:
Website: http://www.piedmontamateurastronomers.com

Ohio: Bainbridge

Galilean Nights

Location
Venue: Frohring Meadows Park
Street/Description: 16780 Savage Road
City/State: Bainbridge, Ohio
Post Code/Zip Code: 44023
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 23/10/2009
End Date: 23/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 20:00:00
End Time (each day): 22:30:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Northeast Ohio International Dark Sky Association
Main Contact: Kathy Hanes
E-mail: khanes@geaugaparkdistrict.org
Phone: 440-286-9516
Website:

Further Details
Join other stargazers, young and old, as we discover the wonders of night sky. Dress for weather - program is entirely outdoors. Telescopes will be provided by members of the Chagrin Valley Astronomy Club.

Ohio: Columbus

Ohio: Grand Rapids

Public Viewing

Location
Venue: Beaver Creek Park
Street/Description: Long Judson Rd
City: Grand Rapids
Post Code/Zip Code: 43522

When
Start Date: 24/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 19:00
End Time (each day): 22:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Toledo Astronomical Association
Main Contact: Frank S. Merritt
E-mail: frank.merritt@utoledo.edu
Phone: 419-535-8775
Website: http://toledoastronomy.org/schedule

Further Details
Follow short trail from NW corner of parking lot. Event cancelled in case of clouds or rain

Ohio: Fairborn

Sidewalk Astronomy in Fairborn!

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Location
Venue: Fifth-Third Commons Parking Lot
Street/Description: 125 West Main Street
City: Fairborn
Post Code/Zip Code: 45324
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 22/10/2009
End Date: 22/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 19:00
End Time (each day): 22:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Wright State University Astronomy Club
Main Contact: Patrick Craig
E-mail: craig.7@wright.edu
Phone: 937-286-3375
Website: http://www.wsuastronomy.org/

Further Details
Wright State University Astronomy Club will have its 8" Dobsonian-mounted reflector telescope out for the public to view the cosmos. We will be located in the Fifth-Third Commons Lot in downtown Fairborn.

Ohio: LaGrange

Ohio: Lagrange

Black River Astro Galillean Night

Location
Venue: Nielsen Observatory
Street/Description: Equestrian Center Metropark Entrance on Diagonal Road
City: Lagrange
Post Code/Zip Code: 44001

When
Start Date: 23/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 21:30
End Time (each day): 00:30 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Black River Astronomical Society
Main Contact: John O'Neal
E-mail: johnoneal@onealwebsite.com
Phone: (440) 985-3405
Website: http://www.BlackRiverAstro.org

Ohio: Parma

Galileo’s Heavenly Discoveries

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Location
Venue: Parma-South Branch
Street/Description: 7335 Ridge Rd
City: Parma
Post Code/Zip Code: 44129
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 22/10/2009
End Date: 22/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 19:00
End Time (each day): 20:45 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Parma-South Branch of Cuyahoga County Public Library
Main Contact: Susannah Hamm
E-mail: shamm@cuyahogalibrary.org
Phone: 440-885-5362
Website: http://www.cuyahogalibrary.org/StdBackPage.aspx?id=26610

Further Details
Meet “Johannes Kepler,” mathematician to the Holy Roman Emperor, as he shares the discoveries of Kepler, Galileo and other founders of modern astronomy. Telescope and astronomical binoculars will be available to share, or bring your own.

Ohio: Sylvania

Public Viewing

Location
Venue: Sylvan Prairie
Street/Description: Brint Road west of Centenial
City: Sylvania
Post Code/Zip Code: 43560

When
Start Date: 23/10/2009
End Date: 23/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 19:00
End Time (each day): 22:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Toledo Astronomical Association
Main Contact: Frank S. Merritt
E-mail: frank.merritt@utoledo.edu
Phone: 419-535-8775
Website: http://www.toledoastronomy.org/schedule

Further Details
Event cancelled in case of clouds of rain. Please dim headlights when entering the parking lot.

Pacific Ocean

Golden Princess On-Deck Skywatching

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Location
Venue: Golden Princess Cruise Ship
Street/Description: On Deck
City: Pacific Ocean
Post Code/Zip Code: 00000
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 22/10/2009
End Date: 23/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 22:00
End Time (each day): 23:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: N/A
Main Contact: Paul Cirillo
E-mail: SkyWatch@AstronomyNJ.com
Phone:
Website:

Further Details
For passengers on board the Golden Princess cruise ship traveling between LA - Hawaii. Check the daily cruise planner for on-deck observing hosted by Space/Astronomy speaker Paul Cirillo.

Pennslyvania: Galeton

Night Skies of Galileo

Location
Venue: Cherry Springs State Park
Street/Description: Night Sky Public Viewing Area
City/State: Galeton
Post Code/Zip Code: 16922
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 24/10/2010
End Date: 24/10/2010
Start Time (each day): 19:30:00
End Time (each day): 23:00:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Cherry Springs Dark Sky Fund/Association
Main Contact: Maxine Harrison, Director
E-mail: csspdsf@gmail.com
Phone: (814) 435-2518
Website: http://www.csspdarkskyfund.org

Further Details
Contact the Lyman Run State Park Office for info at (814) 435-5010. Dress warmly, bring binoculars and blankets. No pets, please. Hot cider and donuts will be for sale. Cherry Springs is a Gold Tier level Dark Sky park and the best place for stargazing in the Eastern US. See www.csspdarkskyfund.org for more info on park.

Pennslyvania: Harrisburg

Pennsylvania: Media

Galilean Nights at Ridley Creek State Park

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Location
Venue: Ridley Creek State Park, Area 11
Street/Description: Picnic Area 11, 1023 Sycamore Mills Rd
City: Media
Post Code/Zip Code: 19063
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 24/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 19:00
End Time (each day): 22:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Chester County Astronomical Society
Main Contact: Bruce Holenstein
E-mail: Bruce@Holenstein.com
Phone: +1.610.892.3908
Website: http://www.ccas.us/

Further Details
Members of the CCAS will start off the evening with several short presentations on current events in astronomy. Expert guidance will be given on the different types of telescopes and how to find one that will work well for a beginner. The group will have their telescopes set up and pointed at various interesting objects in the sky. In addition to Jupiter and the moon, galaxies, clusters, double stars, passing satellites, and maybe even some meteors may be seen. Call the listed number in case of possible clouds.

Pennsylvania: Millersville

Galilean Nights at Millersville University

Location
Venue: The Quad, near Gordinier Hall
Street/Description: 30 S George St
City: Millersville
Post Code/Zip Code: 17551
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 22/10/2009
End Date: 23/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 19:00
End Time (each day): 22:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Society of Physics Students, Millersville Chapter
Main Contact: Sean Hendrick
E-mail: Sean.Hendrick@millersville.edu
Phone: +001 717 872 3412
Website: http://www.millersville.edu/academics/scma/physics/upcomingevents.php

Pennsylvania: Pittsburgh

Puerto Rico: Bayamón

Noche de Galileo

Location
Venue: Parque de las Ciencias
Street/Description: Route 167, South of Highway 22
City: Bayamón
Post Code/Zip Code: 00960

When
Start Date: 24/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 18:30
End Time (each day): 23:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Sociedad de Astronomía de Puerto Rico, Inc.
Main Contact: Víctor Román
E-mail: astronomiapr@gmail.com
Phone:
Website:

Puerto Rico: Rincón

Noches de Galileo

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Location
Venue: Faro de Rincón
Street/Description: Lighthouse Rincón
City: Rincón
Post Code/Zip Code: 00677

When
Start Date: 22/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 18:30
End Time (each day): 23:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Sociedad de Astronomía del Caribe
Main Contact: Eddie Irizarry
E-mail: sociedadastronomia@gmail.com
Phone:
Website:

Puerto Rico: San Juan

Workshop for teachers:Kepler and the IYA2009

Location
Venue: Centro de Convenciones de San Juan
Street/Description: Convention Boulevard
City: San Juan
Post Code/Zip Code: 00907

When
Start Date: 24/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 13:30
End Time (each day): 15:30 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: IYA2009-PR
Main Contact: Dr. Mayra Lebrón
E-mail: mlebron@naic.edu
Phone:
Website:

Further Details
A workshop for math and science teachers on the topic of Keplers Laws and the IYA2009.

Second Life

Galilean Nights in Second Life

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Location
Venue: Astronomy 2009 island in Second Life
Street/Description: http://slurl.com/secondlife/Astronomy%202009
City: Second Life
Post Code/Zip Code: 00000

When
Start Date: 22/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 00:00
End Time (each day): 23:59 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: International Year of Astronomy 2009/ New Media Task Group
Main Contact: Adrienne Gauthier
E-mail: ajgauthier@gmail.com
Phone: 000-000-0000
Website: http://secondastronomy.org

Further Details
Please join us in Second Life on Astronomy 2009 island to celebrate Galilean Nights from Oct 22-24th 2009. Walk through a 3D interactive and animated model of Jupiter and the Galilean Moons. View Jupiter and the moons from our IYA2009 telescopes! Views updated every hour,and you can advance through time. Watch the Let There Be Night planetarium show and learn about Galileo! Free admission and open 24 hrs per day.

South Carolina: Aiken

Tennessee: Franklin

Texas: Arlington

Astronomy Day

Location
Venue: University of Texas Arlington Planetarium
Street/Description: 700 Planetarium Way
City: Arlington
Post Code/Zip Code: 76019
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 24/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 14:00
End Time (each day): 20:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Texas Astronomical Society
Main Contact: David Culp
E-mail: tasobserving@gmail.com
Phone:
Website: http://www.texasastro.org

Further Details
Astronomy Day begins at 2pm and runs through 10pm, with many activities planned during the day. These include displays of our member's hand-made telescopes, and practical lectures about Astronomy as a hobby. This year's theme is “Galileo- 400 years of discovery”. The UTA planetarium will have FREE shows during the afternoon and evening. Weather permitting, members of the Texas Astronomical Society will have their telescopes outside the planetarium pointed at interesting objects in the sky.

Texas: Austin

Painter Hall Star Party

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Location
Venue: Painter Hall on the Univ. of Texas campus
Street/Description: Top of Painter Hall
City/State: Austin
Post Code/Zip Code: 78712
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 23/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 20:00:00
End Time (each day): 22:00:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Department of Astronomy
Main Contact: Lara Eakins
E-mail: lara@astro.as.utexas.edu
Phone: +15124711307
Website: http://outreach.as.utexas.edu/public/painter.html

Texas: Coupland

Texas: El Paso

Public Lecture: The Galileo Scandal. Dr. Mary Kay Hemenway U.T. Austin

Location
Venue: Education Building Room 302
Street/Description: Circle Drive (on campus)
City: El Paso
Post Code/Zip Code: 79968
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 23/10/2009
End Date: 23/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 17:00
End Time (each day): 18:30 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: UTEP Physics Department
Main Contact: Terry Weber
E-mail: tweber@utep.edu
Phone: 9157477527
Website: http://academics.utep.edu/physics

Texas: Hawkins

Jarvis Christian College Explores the Heavens

Location
Venue: Jarvis Christian College
Street/Description: through the gate, turn right at the main street and drive down past the outdoor restrooms to the golf course. We set up in the big field.
City: Hawkins
Post Code/Zip Code: 75765
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 24/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 17:00:00
End Time (each day): 22:30:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Jarvis Christian College
Main Contact: Max Corneau - JPL Solar System Ambassador
E-mail: maxipter@aol.com
Phone:
Website: http://www.geocities.com/astrodad32

Further Details
This event is being sponsored by north Texas JPL Solar System Ambassador, Max Corneau. Several local Dallas astronomers who happen to be members of the Texas Astronomical Society of Dallas have graciously volunteered to support Max and Jarvis Christian College in this event.

Prior to the star party, we will be conducting a K-12 Teacher Training focused on space and astronomy education

Texas: Houston

MayorGalvan

Location
Venue: Galileo 2009
Street/Description: Near Northside Houston
City: Houston
Post Code/Zip Code: 77009

When
Start Date: 22/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 20:00
End Time (each day): 12:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: www.mayorgalvan.com
Main Contact: James Partsch-Galvan
E-mail: mayorgalvan@yahoo.com
Phone:
Website:

Further Details
www.mayorgalvan.com

Texas: Needville

Astronomy Day Houston

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Location
Venue: George Observatory
Street/Description: Brazos Bend State Park
City: Needville
Post Code/Zip Code: 77461-5634

When
Start Date: 24/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 15:00
End Time (each day): 22:30 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Houston Astronomy Clubs
Main Contact: Aaron Clevenson
E-mail: aaron@clevenson.org
Phone: 281-852-4667
Website: http://www.astronomyday.org

Further Details
This is an event brought to you by the Astronomy Clubs in the Greater Houston area and the Houston Museum of Natural Science.
21901 FM 762 Rd
Needville, TX 77461-5634
(979) 553-5100

Houston Astronomical Society
Fort Bend Astronomy Club
Johnson Space Center Astronomical Society
North Houston Astronomy Club
Community of Humble / Administaff Observatory Society
George Observatory / Houston Museum of Natural Science

Texas: Salado

Galilean Nights with Mike Wright

Location
Venue: Salado Public Library
Street/Description: 1151 N Main Street
City/State: Salado
Post Code/Zip Code: 76571
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 24/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 13:00:00
End Time (each day): 23:30:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Salado Public Library
Main Contact: Lainie Eddings
E-mail: eeddings@vvm.com
Phone: 2549479191
Website: http://www.saladolibrary.org/

Further Details
Mike Wright will lecture @ 1:00 pm and viewing will begin at Dark in the Salado Public Library parking lot.

Texas: San Angelo

Texas: San Antonio

IYA-Solar

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Location
Venue: UTSA Sombrilla
Street/Description: Main Campus 1604
City: San Antonio
Post Code/Zip Code: 78249

When
Start Date: 16/10/2009
End Date: 16/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 11:00
End Time (each day): 13:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: UTSA Physics & Astronomy
Main Contact: Eric M. Schlegel
E-mail: eric.schlegel@utsa.edu
Phone:
Website:

Further Details
weather permitting, view the Sun through a solar telescope.

Texas: San Antonio

IYA-Stellar

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Location
Venue: UTSA Science Bldg 2.01.12
Street/Description: Main Campus 1604
City: San Antonio
Post Code/Zip Code: 78249

When
Start Date: 16/10/2009
End Date: 16/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 19:30
End Time (each day): 22:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: UTSA Physics & Astronomy
Main Contact: Eric M. Schlegel
E-mail: eric.schlegel@utsa.edu
Phone:
Website:

Further Details
Lecture at 7:30pm: "Telescopes from Galileo to the Present" (~30-45 min); weather permitting, telescope viewing to follow.

Texas: Temple

Texas: Wylie

AHMO Astronomy

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Location
Venue: Cooper Junior High School
Street/Description: 101 Hensley Lane
City: Wylie
Post Code/Zip Code: 75089

When
Start Date: 23/10/2009
End Date: 23/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 19:00
End Time (each day): 22:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: N/A
Main Contact: MJ Tykoski
E-mail: mj.tykoski@wylieisd.net
Phone: 9724293250
Website:

Further Details
This event is free of charge, but students must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Utah: Farmington

Great Salt Lake Star Party

Location
Venue: Great Salt Lake Nature Center
Street/Description: Glovers Lane next to Farminton Bay Bird Refuge
City/State: Farmington
Post Code/Zip Code: 84025
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 22/10/2009
End Date: 22/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 18:00:00
End Time (each day): 22:00:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Farmington Jr High, O.A.S. Ogden Astronomical Society, Great Salt Lake Nature Center
Main Contact: Greg Domgaard
E-mail: gdomgaard@dsdamail.net
Phone: 801-402-6900
Website:

Further Details
Get off I-15 Farmington exit heading north - turn immediate right following a frontage road to Glovers Lane. The Great Salt Lake Nature Center is at the end of the road just a few miles.

Utah: Orem

UCAS - Galilean Nights

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Location
Venue: Outside UCAS Activity Center
Street/Description: 940 West, 800 South
City: Orem
Post Code/Zip Code: 84058
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 22/10/2009
End Date: 22/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 18:30
End Time (each day): 23:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Utah County Academy of Sciences
Main Contact: David Trevino
E-mail: dotrevino@gmail.com
Phone:
Website:

Further Details
This observing event will follow the Parent Teacher Conference. If you have a telescope or binoculars, you are invited to bring them.

Utah: Vernal

Vernal's Galilean Night

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Location
Venue: Searle Pavilion
Street/Description: 1000 West 500 North
City: Vernal
Post Code/Zip Code: 84078
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 23/10/2009
End Date: 23/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 19:30
End Time (each day): 21:30 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Sentrywest Insurance Services
Main Contact: Clark Hall
E-mail: clark.hall@sentrywest.com
Phone: 435-789-1578
Website:

Further Details
Dress warm.

Vermont: Bennington

Mole Day Celebration @ Stickney

Location
Venue: Bennington College Rebecca Stickney Observatory
Street/Description: 1 college dr
City: Bennington
Post Code/Zip Code: 05201

When
Start Date: 23/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 21:00:00
End Time (each day): 01:00:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: The Sidereal Society
Main Contact: Meredith Muller
E-mail: mareraydiff@gmail.com
Phone: 8024474261
Website:

Further Details
On Friday 23rd, starting around 9.00pm the Sidereal Society of Bennington College will host an open observatory night intended for all members of the Bennington community. The rain date is the same time and place on Saturday the 24th. There will be at least three telescopes available for viewing and a telescope mirror making demonstration.

Vermont: Castleton

First Light

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Location
Venue: Castleton State College
Street/Description: Alongside southern parking lot
City: Castleton
Post Code/Zip Code: 05735
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 24/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 19:00
End Time (each day): 22:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Green Mountain Alliance of Amateur Astronomers
Main Contact: Ronald Lewis
E-mail: vtpoet@gmail.com
Phone: 8022475913
Website:

Further Details
Amateur astronomers are invited to a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the college's observatory. This will be the first formal use of the renovated observatory telescope, a 6" refractor that is considered to be the finest planetary telescope in Vermont. If you own a telescope, you can bring it and set it up on the grass near the observatory, sharing what you find with others. Refreshments will be served by the college. Short talks will be given by President Wolk and GMAAA President Ronald Lewis.

Vermont: Chester

Washington: Ellensburg

Washington: Steilacoom

Galilean Nights meets Halloween

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Location
Venue: Pierce College Ft Steilacoom
Street/Description: 9401 Farwest Drive
City: Steilacoom
Post Code/Zip Code: 98498
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 24/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 19:30:00
End Time (each day): 23:30:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Tacoma Astronomical Society
Main Contact: Alice Few
E-mail: few_2001@yahoo.com
Phone: 253-653-1402
Website: http://www.tas-online.org

Further Details
Program will begin inside the Olympic building. Telescope will be available after presentation, weather permitting

Washington DC

Revealing Our Solar System: From Galileo to Now

Location
Venue: Greenewalt Building
Street/Description: 5241 Broad Branch Road
City: Washington
Post Code/Zip Code: 20015

When
Start Date: 23/10/2009
End Date: 23/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 18:30:00
End Time (each day): 20:30:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution for Science
Main Contact: Alicia Case
E-mail: acase@ciw.edu
Phone: +12024788820
Website:
Further Details
Lecture by Dr. Scott Sheppard, Staff Astronomer at DTM and discoverer of more than 40 Jovian moons. Following the lecture, stay to look at Jupiter and its moons through a small telescope (weather permitting).

West Virginia: Green Bank

NRAO IYA Celebration

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Location
Venue: NRAO
Street/Description: Green Bank Science Center
City/State: Green Bank, WV
Post Code/Zip Code: 24944
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 24/10/2009
End Date: 25/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 19:00:00
End Time (each day): 22:00:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: National Radio Astronomy Observatory
Main Contact: Sue Ann Heatherly
E-mail: sheather@nrao.edu
Phone: 13044562209
Website: http://www.gb.nrao.edu/epo/iyaopenhouse.shtml

West Virginia: White Sulphur Springs

Galilean Nights at White Sulphur Springs Elementary School

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Location
Venue: White Sulphur Springs Elementary School
Street/Description: 150 Reed St.--Ingleside Avenue side
City: White Sulphur Springs
Post Code/Zip Code: 24986
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 22/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 18:30
End Time (each day): 21:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Greenbrier Valley Astronomy Association
Main Contact: Michael Rosolina
E-mail: mrosolina@wildblue.net
Phone: 304-645-7318
Website:

Wisconsin: Belgium

Galilean Nights at Harrington Beach

Location
Venue: Harrington Beach State Park
Street/Description: Plunkett Observatory near Puckett's Pond
City: Belgium
Post Code/Zip Code: 53004-9417
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 23/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 19:00
End Time (each day): 23:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Northern Cross Science Foundation
Main Contact: Jeff Setzer
E-mail: astrosetz@hotmail.com
Phone: +12623388614
Website: http://www.ncsf.info

Wisconsin: Union Grove

Galilean Night at the Modine-Benstead Observatory

Location
Venue: Modine-Benstead Observatory
Street/Description: 112 63rd Drive
City: Union Grove
Post Code/Zip Code: 53182
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 24/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 12:00
End Time (each day): 22:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Racine Astronomical Society
Main Contact: Brian Jensen
E-mail: raswebmaster@wi.rr.com
Phone: 262-878-2774
Website: http://www.rasastro.org

Further Details
12:00 PM to 3:00 PM Solar Observing
6:00 PM to 10:00 PM telescope viewing

Wisconsin: Williams Bay

Galilean Nights at Yerkes Observatory

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Location
Venue: Yerkes Observatory South Lawn
Street/Description: 373 West Geneva St.
City/State: Williams Bay, WI
Post Code/Zip Code: 53191

When
Start Date: 23/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 19:30:00
End Time (each day): 22:00:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: University of Chicago Yerkes Observatory and the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA)
Main Contact: Vivian Hoette
E-mail: vhoette@yerkes.uchicago.edu
Phone: 262-245-5555
Website: http://astro.uchicago.edu/yerkes/

Further Details
This event will be taking place whatever the weather: clear or cloudy on both 23rd and 24th October.

Wisconsin: Williams Bay

Galileo's Heavenly Discoveries

Location
Venue: Yerkes Library and South Lawn
Street/Description: 373 West Geneva St.
City: Williams Bay
Post Code/Zip Code: 53191
Google Map Link

When
Start Date: 23/10/2009
End Date: 24/10/2009
Start Time (each day): 19:00
End Time (each day): 21:00 (approximate)

Contact Details
Organising Group: Yerkes Observatory, SOFIA, YAAYS
Main Contact: Vivian Hoette
E-mail: vhoette@yerkes.uchicago.edu
Phone: 262-245-5555
Website: http://astro.uchicago.edu/news.html

Further Details
In period costume, the character of Johannes Kepler, a.k.a. John McFarland, will transport you back in time to 1609 when Galileo first turned the telescope to the sky to discover features on Earth's moon, to reveal the secrets of Jupiter and its moons, and other wonders. Since then the telescope has continued to change our view of the Universe and our place within it. Kepler will be circulating 400 year old coins and books he brought with him from 17th century. Kepler will be bringing one of Galileo's telescopes with him, just like the one in the Florence Museum. Everyone attending will receive a CD of astronomy songs, including a song about Galileo, written especially for the International Year of Astronomy-2009.

Telescope Adventures
Following the performance, you will be able to see and look through a modern replica of the the first telescope, the Galileoscope! Weather permitting, Wisconsin Astronomy Group and the Yerkes Teacher Leadership Cadre will share views of heavenly objects on the south lawn of the observatory. If it is cloudy or raining, we will create our telescope adventures inside the observatory.

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