November 30, 2024 Astronomy Observing Session

DATE COULD SHIFT BASED ON WEATHER– Sharp-eyed observers will notice the bright Venus chasing the Sun towards the sunset spot before darkness. As darkness falls, Jupiter is rising in the east, joining Saturn in prominence, along with tiny Neptune and Uranus nestled in between. The Great Square of Pegasus is high overhead, with our closest galactic neighbor the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) nearby, as well as another wonderful galaxy, the Triangulum Galaxy (M33), poised for excellent viewing. In the north, the Big Dipper is hidden from view, hibernating as it were for the winter below our site’s tree line. If the weather goes against us, we will move the event to the closest clear night and notify you.

We have several different telescopes that are on display including a 14″ Schmidt-Cassegrain housed in a permanent observatory. Inside the observatory, you can watch deep sky objects grow in detail and full color on a wall-mounted monitor. Public sessions are co-facilitated by one or more of our growing cadre of astronomy cohorts: Mark Borton, Roger Charbonneau Jr, Jon Dean, Jay Drew, Scott Mallory, John Natale, Lee Polikoff, Parag Sahasrabudhe, Mark Strollo and Alan Sheiness.

Upon registration you will receive a link to directions and observing session guidelines. For questions or comments, please contact us at astronomy@lymelandtrust.org. Young or old, experienced or totally unfamiliar, we look forward to exposing you to our uniquely dark skies here in Lyme.

And if you have a telescope, we encourage you to bring it out. The more, the merrier. Just follow the guidelines in the pdf you receive when you RSVP.

Clear skies!

PS
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The Lyme Land Trust Astronomy Group aspires to inspire and pursue the advancement of knowledge of astronomy through public outreach programs including but not limited to observation events, education programs, and presentations about varied astronomical topics by our members and guest speakers.

If you like these programs and you are not currently a Lyme Land Trust Member, please consider joining us using the green Become A Member link at the top of the LLT page.