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Date:
August 4
Time:
8:30 pm - 9:30 pm

Venue:

44°32’42.1″N 69°58’18.7″W

Night Sky Tour

Join us for an evening under the stars led by John Meader of Northern Stars Planetarium. John will lead us through a tour of this evening's constellations, start, visible planets, and the Milky Way.

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Join us for an evening under the stars led by John Meader of Northern Stars Planetarium. John will lead us through a tour of this evening’s constellations, stars, visible planets, and the Milky Way. Participants will learn the wonders of what they can see with their eyes alone. We often see meteors (shooting stars), satellites, and sometimes the aurora borealis (northern lights). John routinely shares some skyline, astronomy news, a discussion of ways to fight light pollution, and will answer all your questions to be best of his ability. Night Sky Tours usually last 60-90 minutes.

Registration for this event is required so we can contact participants in the event of poor weather or changes in the programming. 

 

Parking Location: This program will be held on Vienna Mountain, located on Vienna Mountain Rd, Vienna, ME 04360. Approximately 1.1 miles up Vienna Mountain Road, there is a dirt parking area on the right where we will park (44°32’42.1″N 69°58’18.7″W). We will then walk a short distance through the blueberry barrens and find a space to spread out for the program. Note that Vienna Mountain Road is a gravel road. 

What to bring

  • binoculars
  • headlamp (with red light if you have it)
  • weather appropriate clothing
  • bugspray – optional

Poor Weather Plan: In the event of poor weather, John Meader will host a 1 hr indoor presentation about the night sky at 8:00PM on August 4th. This indoor program will be held at 7 Lakes Alliance located at 137 Main Street, Belgrade Lakes, Maine. Event registrants will be emailed if the event is moved to indoors, so please make sure to register for this event.

Event Policies

  • We ask everyone attending 7 Lakes Alliance events to treat people, plants, and animals with respect.
  • 7 Lakes staff may be taking pictures during this event. If you would not like to be photographed, please let staff know during the event or contact staff ahead of time.
  • Pets will not be allowed at this event.

Please email sally.whittington@7lakesalliance.org or call 207-495-6039 with any questions about this event.