County-Sponsored Dark Night starts at 6 p.m. (sunset) Saturday, Oct. 26 at Spirio Soccer Field. Courtesy photoPajarito Astronomers News:
The Pajarito Astronomers will be holding a County-Sponsored Dark Night starting at 6 p.m. (sunset) Saturday, Oct. 26 at Spirio Soccer Field, Overlook Park in White Rock.
Weather permitting, the public is invited to come out, wander among the telescopes and star gaze.
The six planets Mercury, Venus, Jupiter (with its moons), Saturn (and its rings), Neptune and Uranus will potentially be visible during the evening. There will be a tour of the fall constellations and there will be telescope views of double stars, star clusters, nebulae and galaxies.
The public is invited and encouraged to attend. Viewing will end before midnight.
