Green Lake Public Star Party

Details

Public

Type: Star Party

Keywords: Green Lake Star Party Outreach

Held on: Aug 02, 2014 (Sat) at 09:00 PM to Aug 02, 2014 (Sat) at 11:00 PM

Sunset Times:

  • Official at 08:42 PM
  • Civil at 09:18 PM
  • Nautical at 10:04 PM
  • Astronomical at 11:00 PM

Lunar Phase:

Location: 47.680880, -122.341411

Event Coordinator: Mary Anderson

Overview

The SAS holds public outreach events once a month at Green Lake, south of the Bathhouse Theater. Come join us and enjoy the stars!

Map

Latitude 47.68088, Longitude -122.341411

More Information

Attendance was difficult to estimate because groups of people were constantly arriving, viewing through the telescopes, and then leaving.  Since there were two refractors (one 4" and one 2.5") and four Newtonian reflectors available, many people went  from one telescope to another, apparently enjoying comparison of the view through the different telescopes.  Also, it appeared that most participants were using cell phones with astronomy apps.  As they located various points of interest in the sky via the apps, they were asking questions about objects and especially the Summer Triangle asterism.  There was special interest in Deneb, Altair, and Vega, the Summer Triangle stars with magnitudes that made them standouts that night among the other stars visible from Seattle. 

Announcements

Other Star Party Events

  • Previous Star Party

  • JUL
    26

    Snoqualmie Point Park Star Party

    Sat at 09:00 PM
    SAS Members Only

    Open to the SAS members only. Join us to look up and enjoy the evening sky. We stargaze at the parking lot to the SouthWest of the Park.

    0 attending
  • Next Star Party

  • AUG
    23

    Snoqualmie Point Park Star Party

    Sat at 09:00 PM
    SAS Members Only

    Open to the SAS members only. Join us to look up and enjoy the evening sky. We stargaze at the parking lot to the SouthWest of the Park.

    4 attending