Astronomy
Current & Upcoming
Become a Dark Sky Citizen Scientist
Jun 16, 2023 9:00PM—11:00PM
The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave. SW Wilmot, OH 44689
RegisterLight pollution was a term coined by astronomers, but today it’s used by ecologists, physiologists and neurologists who study the effects of the disappearing night. Loss of the night is no longer just about losing our view of the heavens, it’s about all living things, including humans. We will explore the impact that darkness and…
View MorePlanetarium Show: Forward! To The Moon
Jun 17, 2023 1:00PM—2:00PM
The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave. SW Wilmot, OH 44689
RegisterIn just a single lifetime we have moved from our first space rocket launch to using space technology in our everyday day life. The Apollo Moon landings of the last century were just the beginning. Be inspired by NASA’s Artemis program, named after the Greek Moon Goddess and twin to Apollo, our next chapter in…
View MorePlanetarium Show: Journey To A Billion Suns
Jul 07, 2023 9:00PM—10:00PM
The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave Wilmot, OH 44689
RegisterLearn about the exciting, untold story of mapping the stars, combining ancient history with scientific evolution. Look back at the astronomers whose quest was to understand the distance to the stars for the purpose of understanding how our world was formed. From the 129BC star map of about 1000 stars created by Hipparchus to the…
View MoreStar Watch With The Astronomy Club
Jul 07, 2023 10:00PM—11:00PM
The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave. SW Wilmot, OH 44689
RegisterThe night sky is a place of wonders! Be inspired by constellations, craters on the Moon, the rings of Saturn, stellar nurseries, galaxies filled with stars, and more! Come to our monthly, first Friday Star Watch hosted by the Wilderness Center’s Astronomy Club. Star Watch is free and fun for the whole family. Explore our…
View MorePlanetarium Show: Tonight’s Sky
Jul 22, 2023 1:00PM
The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689
RegisterTake a tour of the summer night sky with Robin, our Astronomy Education Specialist. Learn what constellations and bright stars are in the night sky this time of year and what planets we can see. Experience some of the incredible deep sky objects this sky has to offer including galaxies, star clusters, and more. And…
View MorePlanetarium Show: Moons: Worlds of Mystery
Aug 04, 2023 9:00PM
The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave Wilmot, OH 44689
RegisterJoin us as we explore the little worlds of our solar system. Learn how our own Moon was born and the role it has played in making Earth a planet habitable for life. Explore the diversity of Jupiter’s four Galilean moons, Saturn’s moon Titan and moons orbiting asteroids and Kuiper Belt objects like Pluto. …
View MoreStar Watch With The Astronomy Club
Aug 04, 2023 10:00PM
The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave. SW Wilmot, OH 44689
RegisterThe night sky is a place of wonders! Be inspired by constellations, craters on the Moon, the rings of Saturn, stellar nurseries, galaxies filled with stars, and more! Come to our monthly, first Friday Star Watch hosted by the Wilderness Center’s Astronomy Club. Star Watch is free and fun for the whole family. Explore our…
View MorePlanetarium Show: Moles: What Is Out There?
Aug 19, 2023 1:00PM
The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689
RegisterMeet Plato, a very curious young mole and his best friends, earthworms Alfa, Beta, and Gamma. With the help of Professor Socrates, a very distinguished beetle, children along with Plato and his friends will discover why we have night and day, why does the Moon look different every night, what are the stars and…
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