The Black
River Astro Monthly Star Party Schedule
Public
star parties are held at the
Nielsen Observatory located at the
Lorain County Metro
Parks Equestrian Center on Nickel-Plate Diagonal
Road in
Carlisle Township.
Programs
for 2008
- January 11 (Friday) Moon
and Mercury 7:00-9:00 PM
- February 8 (Friday) Mars
and Saturn 7:00-9:00 PM
- February 20 (Wednesday)
Total Lunar Eclipse 8:00-11:00
PM
- March 7 (Friday) Late
Winter Beauties 8:00-10:00 PM
- March 28 (Friday)
Messiers
for March 9:00-11:00 PM
- April 12 (Saturday) Moon
Madness 9:00-11:00 PM
- April 26 (Saturday) The
Lion and the Bear 9:00-11:00 PM
- May 9 (Friday) Meet
Up With Mercury 9:00-11:00 PM
- May 11 (Sunday) Safely
View the Sun 1:00-4:00 PM French
Creek Res.
- May 30 (Friday) Something
to Crow About 9:30-11:30 PM
- June 6 (Friday) School’s
Out For Summer 9:30-11:30 PM
- June 21(Saturday) Safely
View the Sun all day Lakeview
Park
- June 27 (Friday) Saturn,
Mars and Regulus 9:30-11:30 PM
- July 11 (Friday) Jupiter for July 9:30 -
11:30 PM
- July 25 (Friday) Delta
Aquarid Meteors 9:30-11:30 PM
- July 27 (Sunday) Solar
Viewing 1:00-4:00 PM @
Burr Oak
- August 1st (Friday) Outdoor Adventure
Camp @ Sandy Ridge
- August 8th (Friday) Outdoor
Adventure Camp @ Sandy Ridge
- August 11 (Monday) Perseid
Meteors 9:30-11:30 PM
- August 16th (Saturday) Sun Festival
Noon - 9pm @Lakeview Park
- August 29 (Friday) Moonless
Sky 9:00-11:00 PM
- September 27 (Saturday) Fall Constellations 9:30-11:30
PM
- September 28 (Sunday) Solar
Viewing 1:00-4:00 PM @
French Creek
- October 4 (Saturday) Moon
and Scorpion 8:00-10:00 PM
- October 25 (Saturday) Orionid
Meteor Stragglers 8:00-10:00 PM
- November 21 (Friday) Winter
Sky Preview 8:00-10:00 PM
- December 5 (Friday) Venus
and Jupiter 7:00-9:00 PM

In addition to the fabulous telescopes housed in the Nielson
Observatory our membership
frequently bring along their own telescopes to share with the public.
The
Nielsen Observatory provides a great
venue for the Black
River Astronomical Society to
fulfill its charter for educating the public in astronomy.