Public Star Parties

• What are they?
  
  Public star parties are community activities that are open to the public. They are centered on OSU-Lima's astronomical resources such as the newly built Student Observatory and the portable planetarium.  Typically they may include:

• presentations inside the planetarium (sky projector) to learn about constellations, the solar system, etc.

• Naked-eye sky observations of constellations, stars (color, brightness, distance, etc)

• Telescopic viewing using:

  • the Meade 16" reflecting telescope (Meade 16" LX200 GPS)

  • the Meade 10" reflecting telescopes (Meade 10" RCX-400 and Meade 10" LXD-55)

  • other telescopes setup by local community astronomers

• Slide show presentations describing many beautiful and fascinating celestial objects.

• Refreshments will generally be served

All star parties are dependent on good weather. Rain, snow, or complete cloud cover will cause a star party to be cancelled.

• How to request one?
  
  Star Parties can be requested by non-profit and not-for-profit community organizations such as schools, youth groups, etc.  Please click here to make a request for one.
  
   

• Current Scheduled Events

• First Public Star Party will be held November 1, 2006, running from 8-9:30pm. (click here to see flyer).