chesmontastro - pennsylvania outdoor lighting …“discovering exoplanets with small telescopes”....
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Tentative Schedule of Events:
5:30 pm Gates Open for Solar Observing and Telescope setup
6-7:00 pm Kids Corner Educational Activities
7-7:30 pmOpening Remarks: President of CAS Dan Acker will talk about the evening's events, a little history on CAS, and an update on the Hopewell Big Woods Dark Sky Reserve.
7:35-8:15 pm
Special Guest Speaker: (tentative) Chad Moore— Night Skies Team Leader, US National Park ServiceNatural Sounds & Night Skies DivisionFort Collins, CO 80525. USA
8:20-9:15 pm
KEYNOTE SPEAKERDr. Eric JensenCHAIR OF AND PROFESSOR OF THE PHYSICS AND ASTRONOMY DEPARTMENT AT SWARTHMORE COLLEGE.
“Discovering Exoplanets with Small Telescopes”.9:15 pm Let the Observing Begin!
Grand Prize Winner awarded at approximately 9:15
Come out and see the wonders of the Universe through
telescopes!
● Fun ● Educational
activities for the kids ● Guest Speakers ● Astronomy Presentations
Bring a blanket, a lawn chair or even a
picnic dinner!
Admission and Parking is FREE!
�e Chesmont Astronomical Society, a PA nonpro�t organization, will be holding StarFest at a national park, which precludes the sale of ra�e tickets; however, attendees will receive door prize tickets.
Funding for StarFest comes from donations by attendees. Your generous support matters!
Hosted by For more information visit www.chesmontastro.org
or call Hopewell Furnace at (610)-582-8773 ext. 0
DATE: August 16, 2014Rain/Cloud Date: August 17, 2014Alternate Weekend: August 23rd/24th
JOIN US FOR OUR THIRD YEAR AT HOPEWELL NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE!
For directions go to: http://www.nps.gov/hofu/planyourvisit/directions.htm GPS Location Coordinates of Park Entrance: Latitude: 40.20667 Longitude: -75.767660
Door prizes include Telescopes and Binoculars and other prizes!
2014
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