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Join members from several regional astronomical societies as they share their telescopes and introduce visitors to the night sky on Saturday, September 8, from 7:30 pm to 9:30 pm Central Time at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore’s Kemil Beach parking lot. Stargazing programs will be offered throughout 2018 starting shortly after sunset on the second Saturday of every month.
While telescopes will be available, feel free to bring binoculars or your own telescope from home. Learn about the celestial objects of the season and the benefits of natural night darkness and dark-sky friendly lighting.
This month, the constellation Cygnus sits in a bright section of the Milky Way and has a nice color contrasting double star, Alberio. Nearby, the little constellation of Delphinus also has one of the best double stars to view. Two fine star clusters, the Wild Duck Cluster in Scutum and the Hercules Globular Cluster are high in the sky. Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars are also up.
The Kemil Beach parking lot is located on East State Park Road (300E), one mile north of U.S. Highway 12 and three miles east of State Road 49. For more information on this or other programs at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, call 219-395-1882 or visit our website at www.nps.gov/indu and our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/
Last updated: August 30, 2018