Astronomy at the Beach is Michigan's premiere public astronomy event, drawing thousands year after to year. See dozens or hundreds of telescopes, tables from all the local astronomy clubs and stores, and a lot of people who are very excited about astronomy!

There's a special event for astronomy club members earlier in the day - contact us for more info!

We want ANYBODY and EVERYBODY interested in astronomy to show up, so we have flyers for you to print out and share with your workplace, social networks, and communities:
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There are all kinds of great events, but highlights include:

• Comet making and info - Bob Hotaling & Mike Broughton of the Kensington Nature Center
  
• Basic Equipment Talk - John Kirchoff of Riders' Hobby and Dave D'Onofrio of the Warren Astronomical Society
  
• Our Vanishing Night (Light Pollution Talk) - Norbert Vance of Eastern Michigan University
  
• How Cold is Outer Space? - Kevin Denhe of Delta College
  
• Astronomy 101 - Gordon Hansen of the Ford Amateur Astronomy Club
  

• Extrasolar Planets and the Amateur Astronomer - ROBERT NAEYE, Editor in Chief of Sky & Telescope magazine
  

View the whole schedule here.

If you don't have a Metroparks pass ($20/year), they will charge $4 per vehicle at the gate, but the events are free.

We recommend you bring:
CASH for entrance to the Metro Park, if you don't have an annual pass
A snack (though there is a food counter)
Hat and jacket - it gets a bit chilly late.
Bug spray
Red flashlight (not essential - just don't bring a white one)
Binoculars

If you're bringing a telescope:
If you need power, bring a splitter and extension cord.
Small step stool. I use one with two steps. Have kids hold onto it so they don't grab your scope.
Clipboard + pencil/pen for the kid's contest.
(Thanks to Steve U. for recommendations!)