Monday, February 13, 2012
7:00 – 9:00pm
Siren High School
You’re invited to bring lawn chairs to make yourself comfy! Make the stars your old friends as we watch the great celestial show in the skies over the greater Siren/Webster area. This night with the stars, constellations, planets, star clusters, galaxies, and nebulae starts with an indoor orientation followed by quality time outside under the heavens. Get to know the constellations like The Big Bear, Orion, Taurus, and some of their great stories behind them. We’ll also use large reflecting telescopes, including two giant 20 inch reflectors that are among the biggest mobile telescopes in the area for close up views of the planet Jupiter, star clusters, nebulae, galaxies and other wonders in our winter skies. We’ll also use a new astronomical camera-telescope system for extra special views of our more distant universe.
You’ll receive a great handout package with user-friendly star maps and constellation charts, websites, a telescope-buying guide, and more! Mike Lynch is a meteorologist at WCCO Radio and has been hosting starwatch parties and teaching astronomy classes for over 40 years. He also writes a weekly stargazing column for the St. Paul Pioneer Press and is the author of the book; “Mike Lynch’s Minnesota Star Watch” that will be available for purchase at a discount. Even if it’s cloudy you’ll learn a lot, have a great time and get a Mike Lynch “Cloud Check” for a future Starwatch Class. Your universe is waiting! Bring a friend, your sweetheart, or your child/grandchild.
I want Starwatch Parties to be entertaining, informative, and family friendly. I do a combination of indoor instruction, outdoor constellations identification, constellation stories, telescoping, and more.
- Mike Lynch
Instructor: Meteorologist Mike Lynch, WCCO Radio
Course Fee: $15, $20 per pair
Pre-registration required. STARWATCH PARTY students call Community Education to register at (715) 349-7070.