Stargazing In-Person Thu Oct 9 7:30-11pm

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In-person! Thu Oct 9, 7:30-11 pm.. Bring your scope/binocs/eyes. We’ll bring extra eyepieces.

Bring your scope, we’ll teach you how to use it. As always, overdress, standing around one chills surprisingly quickly. 
Location Deermound Dog Park, S side Sherwood Park

Future zoom session: Oct 22nd. 

Learn how to see the sky and what’s in it. Please join us (via Zoom) once a month for a chit-chat (what have you seen recently? Any skygazing plans for the upcoming month? Q&A about telescopes and visual astronomy). In-person gatherings will be ad hoc to sync with clear skies (see below). Your hosts are Murray, Berta, and Alister.

Attend via Zoom meeting: 
Fixed monthly zoom sessions: Oct 22 [ 2025 ] (Generally 3rd Wed)

In-person mentoring when it’s clear: Short notice promotion and cancellation (see Facebook and astro-email). Might be any day of the week. Bring your gear. It’s about you learning the sky, not us giving you a tour. Location: we will be “schoolyard-hopping” to find places where it is easy to set up without megawatt floodlights in our face (know a spot? Let us know!)

As Earth completes a near circle around the Sun, we will cover a range of topics that will help you earn the ‘Explore the Universe’ certificate and pin from the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. These include:

  • Finding your way around the sky
  • Moon, Sun, and planet cycles
  • Eyes, binoculars, telescope basics
  • Star clusters, craters on the Moon, comets
  • Using the wonderful RASC Observer’s Handbook

Links to tools, charts, guides: