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100 Hours of Astronomy: Sidewalk Astronomy and More at Metro Beach Metropark

Apr 4
Sat 7:00 PM
Location
Metro Beach Metropark

31300 Metro Parkway
Mount Clemens, MI
(586) 463-4581

How to find us
"Starting at the Nature Center. Afterwards, look for the light buckets."

Estimated attendance
 200  people attended.
5.00 5.002

Who organized?
Diane Hall and Jonathan Kade

As part of the international 100 Hours of Astronomy initiative, we will be doing sidewalk astronomy at Metro Beach Metro Park and an open house at our Stargate Observatory simultaneously.

Members of the Seven Ponds Astronomy Club, the Ford Amateur Astronomy Club, and the Warren Astronomical Society will be offering two presentations about What's Up There (planets, stars, and deep sky objects, and what you can see) and How to See It (an explanation of the various types of telescopes, how to choose, use, and maintain them), followed by sidewalk astronomy nearby. We will meet up at the Nature Center. The presentations start at 7 PM; observing will start at 9.

If you don't have a Metroparks pass ($20/year), they will charge $4 per vehicle at the door, but the presentation itself is free.

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Talk about this Meetup

  • Jonathan Kade
    Posted Mar 22, 2009 12:26 AM
    Jonathan Kade
    Secretary, 2008-2009
    If you have a scope, please bring it! We'll have our 8" Dob.
  • Rick
    Posted Mar 21, 2009 11:30 PM
    Rick
    I'll be bringing a scope.
  • suitti
    Posted Feb 20, 2009 11:08 PM
    suitti
    Treasurer, 2008-2009
    I'm sure we'll have plenty of scopes to look through. I'm bringing mine.

Who attended?

  • 200 attendees
    • “ Bob M from the Ford Club gave a fun introduction to the universe, and Diane and I did a talk on telescopes that was hopefully helpful. The sidewalk astronomy was loads of fun, with about twenty astronomers from three of the local clubs participating. The park estimated 300 attendees in all. ”
    • “ I didn't get an exact count of people, as there was a steady stream, and i was mostly at my scope. I showed Saturn. There were some moons - certainly Titan, and a close pair - Tethys and Rhea, or maybe Dione and Rhea. I didn't get a great look myself. I also showed the Pliedes. My new low power 2" eyepiece shows the entire cluster. In the past, i've used binoculars. I forgot my Moon filter. But i put in my oxygen 3 filter and showed the brilliant green Moon (it's made of cheese after all). The sky was quite clear, and a bit warmer than i expected. The wind only picked up around 11, making it chilly. The public was very enthusiastic. I could have spent the entire night pointing at stuff with my laser pointer. ”