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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, […]

March 29, 2024 Astronomy Observing Session

Trail 53 Observatory- Details with RSVP

Facing south, Orion has slid over to the western half of the sky, and Leo rises in the east. Beyond Leo, the bright star Arcturus gives the early hint of […]

Free

Partial Solar Eclipse

THIS POST IS INFORMATIONAL ONLY. A partial solar eclipse will occur in Lyme, CT from 2:13p to 4:37p. Maximum coverage of the Sun by the Moon will occur at 3:27p, […]

May 3, 2024 Astronomy Observing Session

Trail 53 Observatory- Details with RSVP

DATE COULD SHIFT BASED ON WEATHER- Leo and its bright star Regulus dominate the sky due south. To the right, the Milky Way is well down the western horizon, not […]

Free

May 31, 2024 Astronomy Observing Session

Trail 53 Observatory- Details with RSVP

DATE COULD SHIFT BASED ON WEATHER- Virgo is climbing higher in the southern sky along with its neighbor Corvus to the right (west), and Libra to the left (east). Around […]

Free