Upcoming Public Events
These events are free and open to the public. At the observing events, we will have telescopes to show you the best objects visible in the sky that night. Our members will also point out the stars, planets, and constellations that you can see with the naked eye. If you have your own telescope or binoculars, feel free to bring them. If you have a telescope but don’t know how to operate it, our experienced observers can help you learn to use your equipment. If the weather looks questionable for an observing event, check the ASNH website before you leave home. There will be a scrolling message on the home page if an event has been cancelled.
January 2015
Friday, January 16, 7:00pm
Bethany Observatory, Bethany CT
Open house and public observing session
Tuesday, January 27, 7:00pm
Yale Leitner Student Observatory
General monthly meeting
February 2015
Tuesday, February 24, 7:00pm
Yale Leitner Student Observatory
General monthly meeting
March 2015
Friday, March 13, 7:00pm
Bethany Observatory, Bethany CT
Open house and public observing session
Saturday, March 28, 6:00-9:00pm
Ansonia Nature Center
10 Deerfield Ln, Ansonia CT (map)
Public outreach and observing event
Tuesday, March 31, 7:00pm
Yale Leitner Student Observatory
General monthly meeting
Upcoming Events for ASNH members
Saturday, January 17, 7:00pm
Bethany Observatory, Bethany CT
Members only observing session
Saturday, January 31, 7:00pm
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park
1039-1069 E Center St, Wallingford CT (map)
Public outreach and observing event, telescopes needed.
Saturday, March 14, 7:00pm
Bethany Observatory, Bethany CT
Members only observing session
Sunday, March 29, 10:00am-4:00pm
Discovery Museum
4450 Park Avenue, Bridgeport CT
Space Day: ASNH members will display the meteorite collection and distribute materials from ASNH and from NASA.
Recent ASNH Activities and News
by Donna Pursley
Cub Scout Hauntaree, Camp Cedarcrest, Orange, October 17, 2014
This is a family camping weekend for the cub scouts. They invite us once or twice a year to set up the telescopes on the field. There are trees around the border and this is not a dark sky event but we have the opportunity to bring astronomy to many Cub Scout families in the Orange area. We attempt teach them how white flashlights make them lose their night vision. We were able to show them the Ring Nebula, the Andromeda Galaxy, the Hercules star cluster and many other objects in the night sky. This is a great opportunity to explain the advantages of a dark sky and maybe get a few kids interested in astronomy.
One of our newest members, Wendo, was nice enough to bring some hot cider and cinnamon buns for us to enjoy. Thanks Wendo.
Outreach Events in November
Our November public outreach events of Bethany Observatory, Silver Sands and Young’s Park were all successful. We had mostly clear skies for all three events. All three nights were bitterly cold and even though we had plenty of scopes and binoculars set up, we had only a few members of the public show up for Silver Sands and Young’s park. Bethany had a little better turnout, and we had Al Washburn and the meteorites.