2010 Astronomy 1 on 1 Events

All Programs are presented by Rich Ruggles and Jeff Hudson

All Programs will be presented in the Carriage House Nature Center at Quail Hollow State Park . The park is located at 13480 Congress Lake Avenue near Hartville, OH ( map )

May 8   2010  8:00pm	How to get Started in Astronomy How do I find Saturn?  Where is Orion's sword?  What's that star's name?  Get the answers to these and many more questions at this opening program.  Did you get a telescope for Christmas and need help figuring it out?  Bring it along and we will work it out with you. Getting started requires no equipment and you can download a free star chart for the month at www.skymaps.com.  Bring it with you and find out how easy the universe is to discover. Will view Saturn and Mars through the telescopes.
July 10, 2010 8:00pm	Our Galactic Center Regain Revealed Learn how NASA used its 3 great observatories in space: the Hubble Space Telescope, the Spitzer Space Telescope, and the Chandra Space Telescope to create a never before seen image of the center of our Milky Way Galaxy. View the heavens afterwords through the telescopes.
September 11 2010 8:00pm	"Jupiter," King of the Solar System We will take a close look at this gas giant: Its 4 Galilean moons, the cloud bands, and see it survive a direct hit by a comet.  Afterwords we will view this planet with our telescopes.

• All programs are rain or shine.
• Dress for the weather, not for fashion. When the sun goes down, so will the temperature.
• If you have a telescope or binoculars, bring them along.

For more information call the park office at 330-877-6652
Quail Hollow State Park
13480 Congress Lake Avenue
Hartville, Ohio 44632 ( map )
Phone: (330)877-6652 Fax: (330)877-4165