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CANCELLED- October 6 Astronomy Observing Session

Trail 53 Observatory- Details with RSVP

We are sorry to cancel. The weather controls us for these events. You are encouraged to look here for possible POP-UP sessions before the next monthly session: https://www.lymelandtrust.org/astronomy-events/     […]

Free

Oct 14 Partial Solar Eclipse

Lyme Public Library 482 Hamburg Road, Lyme, United States

=Registration Not Required= Come watch the moon take a small bite out of the corner of the Sun as it passes between the Sun and the Earth. Unfortunately for us, […]

Nov 4 Cub Scouts Private Session

=NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC= Once again, the LLT Astronomy group will host the Lyme and Old Lyme packs for a night under the stars. The scouts will enjoy a […]

LIMITED SPACE Nov 10 Observing Session

Trail 53 Observatory- Details with RSVP

On this evening, the observatory will be closed but cohorts will be out with their scopes. Jupiter is up above the horizon at darkness, and Orion starts his climb in […]

Free

November 25 POP-UP Astronomy Session

Trail 53 Observatory- Details with RSVP

This POP-UP session is to take advantage of clear skies. The observatory will be open to observe one or more planets, the Moon, and to see other objects of interest. […]

Free

December 9 Astronomy Observing Session

Trail 53 Observatory- Details with RSVP

As Saturn makes its way to a western departure, Jupiter is well-established in the east. The constellations Orion, Gemini and Taurus now take center stage, climbing higher in the eastern […]

Free

Meteor POP-UP Dec 13 Astronomy Session

Trail 53 Observatory- Details with RSVP

The Geminids peak the next two nights, and we have a clear sky with no moon. It will be FREEZING out and meteor observing means sit in a chair, so... […]

Free

January 5, 2024 Astronomy Observing Session

Trail 53 Observatory- Details with RSVP

CHANGED: If we get clear skies Friday, we should be able to observe several prominent winter-sky nebulae as well as Jupiter and Saturn. I will also attempt to land the […]

Free

February 3, 2024 Astronomy Observing Session

Trail 53 Observatory- Details with RSVP

Now Orion dominates the southern sky. Jupiter is moving to the west, and Saturn has dipped below the horizon. In the northeast, some of Ursa Major's galaxies begin to peek […]

Free

March 2, 2024 VENUE AND PROGRAM CHANGED!

LLT Stewardship Barn 12-1 Town St, Lyme, CT, United States

URGENT: Owing to the overcast skies forecast for tomorrow, the observing session has been changed to an indoor program: The Amazing Story Behind Solar Eclipses. The program will be held […]

Free

The Amazing Story Behind Solar Eclipses

Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library 2 Library Lane, Old Lyme, CT, United States

The Lyme Land Trust Astronomy Group will present an information session at the Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library, featuring: How eclipses occur Why Earth’s solar eclipses are unique The April 8, […]