Will open Friday April 26 for free public observing at observatory at Turner Farm Park from 8 to 10 PM! Forecast of partly cloudy skies, trending to cloudy later in evening. See stars, star clusters, nebulas & more in telescopes (if we can)! May close early after 9 PM if solid cloud cover.
Seats available for FCPA Parktakes at the observatory at Turner Farm:
11 AM Sat May 4 The Sun – Our Neighborhood Star. With solar observing!
7:30 PM Sat May 4 Fairfax Poet Laureate – Poetry Beneath the Stars
8 to 10 AM Sat May 18 Basics of Birding (birdwatching tour of Turner Farm)
8 PM Mon May 20 Introduction to Astronomy on The Cosmic Distance Ladder
Can signup via FCPA Turner Farm webpage https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/turner-farm
How to Find the Best Stuff in the Night Sky From Absolutely AnywhereAtlas Obscura says it all very nicely in an article by Jessica Leigh Hester, with illustrations by Kristen Boydstun: Click -> Atlas Obscura - How to Find the Best Stuff in the Sky - Anywhere
