The Discovery Center at Ridgefield and New Pond Farm Observatory, 101 Marchant Rd., West Redding, are offering a public astronomy program on Saturday, June 23rd, at 9:15 PM. The main program will be preceded by an optional discussion of objects to be viewed, which will take place in the Learning Center classroom at 8:45 PM. This pre-session will give participants, especially children, a better understanding of what they will be viewing during the live observing session.
Come celebrate the summer solstice with us. Brilliant Jupiter and Venus bookend the sky and the majestic Saturn with its stunning rings will be entering the early evening sky. The Moon and its many features will be viewed and those with a smartphone can try their hand at a photo. The summer constellations of Cygnus the swan, Aquila, the eagle, and Lyra, the lyre, will be pointed out and discussed.