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Planetarium Show: Tonight’s Sky
Nov 16, 2024 11:00AM—12:00PM
Astronomy Education Building at TWC 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689
RegisterFREE! Take a tour of the fall 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.…
View MorePlanetarium Show: The Cowboy Astronomer
May 03, 2024 8:00PM—9:00PM
The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave Wilmot, OH 44689
Learn about the night sky from the unique perspective of a Cowboy Astronomer. Students will learn about stars, their properties, their motion, and seasonal changes in the sky. They’ll learn about constellations and some of the other objects in the night sky like the Pleiades star cluster, the Andromeda Galaxy, nebulae, and supernovas to…
View MoreAstronomy Club Meeting
Apr 28, 2023 7:30PM—9:30PM
The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave. SW Wilmot, OH 44689
Come join members of the Wilderness Center Astronomy Club for our monthly meeting. We will start at 7:30pm with an hour long talk or presentation followed by refreshments and our business meeting. Observing after if clear. Everyone is welcome.
View MorePlanetarium Show: Tonight’s Sky
Apr 15, 2023 1:00PM—2:00PM
The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave SW Wilmot, OH 44689
Take a tour of the winter 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. …
View MorePlanetarium Show: Two Small Pieces of Glass
Mar 18, 2023 1:00PM—2:00PM
The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave Wilmot, OH 44689
Follow two students to a local star party and learn with them how the telescope has helped us understand our place in space and how telescopes continue to expand our understanding of the universe. Tag along as a local astronomer enlightens them on the history of the telescope and the discoveries these incredible tools have…
View MorePlanetarium Show: 3000 Years of Stargazing
Feb 03, 2023 7:00PM—8:00PM
The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave. SW Wilmot, OH 44689
Learn about our first and oldest science – Astronomy! From our earliest ancestors and throughout time, humans have been fascinated by the sky, and it has inspired wonder and curiosity. Be amazed by what the earliest astronomers learned about the Sun, Moon, planets, and the motion of the stars using only observation and mathematics. Learn…
View MoreStar Watch with the Astronomy Club
Jan 06, 2023 8:00PM—10:00PM
The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave. SW Wilmot, OH 44689
The 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 MoreAstronomy Club Meeting
Nov 25, 2022 7:30PM—9:30PM
The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave. SW , 44689
Come join members of the Wilderness Center Astronomy Club as member Alex McCarthy presents “Solar Synoptic Observation and Analysis.” This is a tool for predicting how solar activity will affect the Earth. He will discuss various features on the Sun that are of concern to space weather forecasters and how they are observed. He will…
View MoreNight Hike
Nov 11, 2022 7:00PM—9:00PM
The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave. SW Wilmot, OH 44689
The night is alive at The Wilderness Center! Observe nocturnal wildlife undisturbed as we visit different habitats, experiencing the night with nature-friendly nightlights. Learn the importance of the dark sky to wildlife and humans alike as you reconnect with nature on a roughly 1-mile hike that engages your lesser used senses. Following the hike, observe…
View MoreStar Watch with the Astronomy Club
Nov 04, 2022 8:30PM—10:00PM
The Wilderness Center 9877 Alabama Ave. SW Wilmot, OH 44689
The 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…
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