Inside the West Wing dome, I looked up at the sky through the wide-open roof, seeing bright pinpoints of stars illuminating the black expanse. “When you look through a telescope, it puts a whole different perspective on how fragile and unique our planet is in the universe.” “There’s sheer beauty in the stuff we can only see with a telescope” said Kensiski, board of directors at Robert Ferguson Observatory. Only through a telescope can you examine the star that’s reached the end of its life after billions of years, its outer atmosphere now in the shape of a ring.Īnd, like astronomy, this nebula is pretty special to him. The ring nebula, which looks like a little white smoke ring in the sky, is one you can’t see with your naked eye.
On a recent weekday night inside a dark, open-roofed dome at Robert Ferguson Observatory, longtime volunteer David Kensiski turned a 40-inch-diameter telescope toward the first planetary nebula he discovered when he was 15 years old. For more information, visit bit.ly/3APwdjP Guests must be vaccinated or show proof of a negative COVID-19 test. Starts at 7:30 p.m.Įvents may be modified on a case-by-case basis to comply with pandemic restrictions. Tickets: $10 per adult, $5 for seniors, students and youth 12 to 17. In honor of International Observe the Moon night, the observatory is hosting a special star party with a focus on the moon.
16: Public Star Party / International Observe the Moon night. 15: In-person lecture with Alex Filippenko for “A New Surprise in the Accelerating Universe.” Listen to an astrophysicist talk about the mysterious, repulsive “dark energy” that is dominating the Universe and stretching space itself. Tickets: $10 per adult, $5 for seniors, students and youth, 12 to 17. Learn about the science and mythology behind constellations through laser guided tours. Tickets: $25 per session or $80 for the entire series.
#NAPA ROUND REFLECTOR 3 INCH GRO SERIES#
A six-class series which explores the solar system, the Milky Way and constellations.
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