Winter Light Star Party
Saturday Mar 7 Coronation Park Edmonton2pm - 11pm
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Rabbit & Moon Star Party Enjoy the moon, stars and follow the tracks of the winter hare at Coronation Park, during the Winter Light's Star Party. It's an exceptional opportunity to sky gaze with local astronomers, enjoy talks by celestial experts, under take the family-friend story adventure "Moon & the Snowshoe Hare", play in the snow .... plus lantern parades and moonlight serenades! Winter Light welcome tents, tipis and free hot chocolate in abundance - and as always, all events are free!
2 - 4pm Lantern Making Workshop – Woodcroft Library 4 - 11pm Star Party Activities – Coronation Park, Science Centre 4pm Solar Astronomy – Observatory Sidewalk Story Adventure: Moon & The Snowshoe Hare –Coronation Park (Moon Tipi, Hare Tipi) Sunset/ Venus Viewing - Observatory Sidewalk 6 - 7pm Moon & Star Party – Observatory 7pm Story Adventure: Moon & The Snowshoe Hare –Coronation Park (Moon Tipi, Hare Tipi) 7:45pm Hello Darkness Lantern Parade 8:45pm Light Projections 9:00pm Moon Light Serenade 10:45pm Goodbye Darkness Lanterns Special Presentations – Science Stage, Science Centre 5:00 - 5:45pm Dr. Douglas P. Hube ‘A CELESTIAL EMBRACE: SUN, EARTH & NORTHERN LIGHTS’ 6:00 - 6:45pm Dr. Erin Walton ‘METEORITE MOSAICS: JEWELS FROM THE HEAVENS’ 7:00 - 7:30pm Bruce McCurdy ‘GREAT BALLS OF FIRE & ICE (even pluto)’ 8:00 - 8:30pm Alister Ling ‘STONEHENGE TO GLASS-HENGE – A CITY-CENTERED UNIVERSE’ |