Geauga Park District’s Observatory Park in Montville Township is open daily 6:00 a.m. – 11:00 p.m. Labor Day through Memorial Day, and Naturalist (“Astro-Nat”) Chris Mentrek is eager to show you around this International Dark Sky Park during the following upcoming programs this fall.
Naturalist-led night sky viewings continue at the recently renovated Nassau Astronomical Station, with its huge research-grade telescope, these Saturdays from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.:
- October 13th
- 20th (with the Chagrin Valley Astronomical Society)
- October 27th
- November 10th
- November 17th (with the Chagrin Valley Astronomical Society)
- December 15th
- December 29th
Enjoy full moon programs on these dates:
- Wednesday, October 24th – The Hunter’s Moon, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
- Saturday, November 24th (The Beaver Moon, from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
- Saturday, December 22nd – The Buck Moon, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., followed by night sky viewing until 11:00 p.m. if weather permits.
Hour-long hands-on astronomy education will be presented these Fridays from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.:
- October 12th
- October 26th – Ohio’s Ancient Sky-Watchers
- November 9th – Make a Particle Detector
- December 14th
- December 28th – The Southern Sky, again followed by night sky viewing until 11:00 p.m. if weather permits.
Parents can now register their children ages 3-5 at Geauga Park District or 440-286-9516 for Astrotots: Super Sun, about the incredible super powers of the sun, on Friday, November 2nd, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., and Saturday, November 3rd, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
And finally, “Astro-Nat” Chris will open the Robert McCullough Science Center and Oberle Observatory these Sundays from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., all featuring The Sky Tonight Planetarium Shows at 2:00 p.m.:
- October 14th – Special this season, the planetarium show will feature a musical theme to mark the 100th anniversary of composer Gustav Holst’s “The Planets”!
- October 28th
- November 11th
- November 25th
- December 16th
- Decmeber 30th
Want to learn more about Observatory Park? Visit our new website any time day or night at Geauga Park District.
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