Public Star Party at Normandy Park, City Hall Park

Details

Public

Type: Star Party

Keywords: Star Party Public

Held on: Mar 20, 2020 (Fri) at 08:30 PM to Mar 20, 2020 (Fri) at 10:00 PM

Sunset Times:

  • Official at 07:23 PM
  • Civil at 07:54 PM
  • Nautical at 08:30 PM
  • Astronomical at 09:07 PM

Lunar Phase:

Location: City Hall Park Ball Field, 801 SW 174th Street, Normandy Park, WA 98166

Event Coordinator: Scott Hill

Overview

SAS is cancelling our participation in public star parties through at least the end of March due to virus concerns.

Map

Latitude 47.4455336, Longitude -122.345503

More Information

Volunteer astronomers from the Seattle Astronomical Society and Nocturnal in Normandy Park team up with the City of Normandy Park to provide guests with telescopes and assistance to view the Moon, planets and constellations and other interesting astronomical objects.

Meet for monthly star parties at the City Hall Park - SE Field 1 Baseball.

Dress warmly, very warmly and bring a dim, very dim, red light.  Please no white lights.

Print and bring a copy of the latest "Skymaps" web site at < www.skymaps.com > 

Tonight's sky graphic courtesy of Earth Sky. <https://earthsky.org/>

 

 

Announcements

about 4 years ago

Cancellation

SAS is cancelling our participation in public star parties through at least the end of March due to virus concerns.

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    Reminder

    If attending the member only star party, please read and follow these King County Health Department Guidelines:

    www.kingcounty.gov/depts/health/communicable-diseases/disease-control/novel-coronavirus/events.aspx

    Older adults and at risk individuals with underlying medical conditions are encouraged to stay home.

    Do not attend if you have symptoms. Go home immediately if you begin having symptoms.

    Stay isolated from other observers.

    Do not share looking thorough other’s telescopes to avoid “touching your eye” to a potentially contaminated surface.

    Use hand sanitizer.

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