Community Stargazing

Friday, December 2
Stop by any time between 5:00PM - 6:30PM

ISS PASS EXPECTED FROM 5:15PM - 5:20PM

Participants of all ages are welcome!

Join McAuliffe Center staff outside the McCarthy Center's main entrance to learn about the ISS, its current crew, and experiments being conducted onboard.

From approximately 5:15-5:20pm, watch as the ISS passes overhead with a warm cup of hot chocolate!

Continue the fun by observing a waxing gibbous Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, the Pleiades star cluster, and Albireo double star with telescopes set up behind O'Connor Hall. 

SchedulE:

5:00-5:30pm - Outside the McCarthy Center’s Main Entrance
Hot Chocolate & ISS Pass 
5:30-6:30pm - Behind O'Connor Hall
Stargazing with Telescopes

Important Information:

• This event is weather-dependent. In case of inclement weather or conditions inconducive for observing, this event will be cancelled. Please dress warmly!

• Parking is available in the Maynard Road and Salem End Road Parking Lots.

• Once parked, follow the McAuliffe Center signs to the entrance of the O’Connor Hall Parking Lot on Maynard Road. Directions and Map