Planetary Alignment Star Party
Free Community Event
Saturday, January 18th, 5:30pm
Come to Battle Point Park and experience the planetary alignment!
In the evening, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Venus, and Saturn are all visible in the sky shortly after sunset. We'll have telescopes set up for viewing. Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Venus are visible to the naked eye!
If you want to bring your own telescope for the event, please arrive at the observatory by 4:30pm so you can set up before sunset (4:51pm).
Please remember the Star Party Rule: be mindful of your headlights! They negatively affect night vision. Please park in the lot next to the baseball fields, and don't drive up to the observatory unless you have telescopes to unload.
Cosmic Conversations
Free Community Event
Tuesday, January 21th, 7pm - 8:30pm
On the third Tuesday of each month, we have been engaging in COSMIC CONVERSATIONS at the Ritchie Observatory in Battle Point Park. These are open to members and operate much like a book group, wherein we pick a topic, read some background material and then discuss what we've learned. These are nonmathematical discussions where we hope to learn from each other.
Reserve your ticket here: