Globe at Night Virtual Star Gazing

This public "Star Gaze" event is authorized by the city of Covington, Parks & Recreation Department and is free of charge. Experienced astronomer volunteers from the Seattle Astronomical Society (SAS) bring their telescopes and binoculars to share with the public. Everyone is welcome including families with children.The Moon is near its "first quarter" phase and as such the Cresent Moon follows the setting Sun by less than ninety degrees and pleasantly preceeds fairly dark skies, ... more

Globe at Night is a world-wide, citizen-science campaign, held monthly (Mar 13-22) to raise public awareness of the impact of light pollution by inviting citizen-scientists to measure & submit their night sky brightness observations. It's easy to get involved - first of all, pick a good, safe location from which you can view the night sky over the dates of the GaN Campaign, for instance for March 13-22, 2023. Print off monthly Skymaps.com and find your target constellations, Gemini ... more

Globe at Night is a world-wide, citizen-science campaign, held monthly (Feb 12-21) to raise public awareness of the ipact of light pollution by inviting citizen-scientists to measure & submit their night sky brightness observations. It's easy to get involved - first of all, pick a good, safe location from which you can view the night sky over the dates of the GaN Campaign, for instance for Feb 12 - 21, 2023. Print off monthly Skymaps.com and find your target constellations, Gemini ... more

This public "Star Gaze" event is authorized by the city of Shoreline, Parks & Recreation Department and is free of charge. Experienced astronomers from the Seattle Astronomical Society (SAS) volunteer to bring telescopes and binoculars to share with the public. Everyone is welcome including families with children.The Moon is near its "third quarter" phase and as such the Moon does not rise until near or after midnight making Shoreline skies particularly dark and favorable for ... more

Globe at Night is a world-wide, citizen-science campaign, held monthly (Jan 13-22) to raise public awareness of the impact of light pollution by inviting citizen-scientists to measure & submit their night sky brightness observations. It's easy to get involved - first of all, pick a good, safe location from which you can view the night sky over the dates of the GaN Campaign, for instance for Jan 13-22, 2023. Visit < www.darksky.org > for dark places near your home. Then all you ... more