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SUMMARY:Winter Star Party - Kopernik’s 553rd Birthday!
DESCRIPTION:Come to Kopernik and join us for our annual winter Star Party! A star party is a gathering of amateur astronomers and the public to observing the sky. Kopernik’s annual Winter Star Party tradition continues this year and we’ll be celebrating Mikołaj Kopernik’s 553rd Birthday (February 19\, 1473) with cake. This is a family-friendly event with STEM activities. Night sky observing will begin at 6:00 PM when the doors open. If clear\, throughout the evening view winter constellations\, a waxing crescent moon\, the Orion Nebula\, Saturn\, and Jupiter and much more through Kopernik’s powerful telescopes. Check out the event schedule (tentative): \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8:00 PM Keynote Presentation:What We Do in Mission ControlPete Morgan\, NASA Flight Contoller\n\n\n\nSouthern Tier native\, Pete Morgan\, is a Flight Controller for the ISS\, Orion\, Gateway and HLS missions. Learn all about NASA’s Mission Control in Houston Texas—what we do\, why we’re here\, and how we work with the astronauts and spacecraft. \n\n\n\n\nAdmission:$6.00 adults$4.00 seniors/students$20.00 family maximumGroup rate (10 or more): $4 adult\, $3 senior/studentKopernik / ASTC Passport Members: Free
URL:https://www.kopernik.org/program/winter-star-party-koperniks-553rd-birthday/
LOCATION:Kopernik Observatory & Science Center\, 698 Underwood Rd.\, Vestal\, NY\, 13850\, United States
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