This spring's Sky Tour will be held starting at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, May 19, at the Tino Leto Athletic Fields on North Walnut Street. Members of the Chester
County Astronomical Society will bring their
telescopes and stargazing gadgets to share.
Here's the plan, according to the group's press release: "As the sun fades the first thing we’ll see is bright Venus shining in the
west. Next we’ll find Jupiter, the king of the planets, rising in the east.
Overhead the Big Dipper will be high in the sky accompanied by Leo the lion,
Hercules the strong man and Draco the dragon. As the sky becomes fully dark,
we’ll find star clusters, galaxies and nebulas."
Stargazers are asked to bring a small flashlight.
This sounds like a great way to introduce astronomy to young people.
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