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Tour of the Spring Sky (2025)
A free online talk
7-9 PM, Thursday, March 20
Celebrate Spring Equinox which occurs at 4:01 AM ET Thursday morning, March 20, 2025. This is when the axis of the Earth points neither towards nor away from the sun resulting in exactly 12.00 hours of day and night everywhere on Earth.
This survey will introduce the constellations seen in the northeast of the U.S. by eye or binoculars roughly between 8 PM and 1 AM. We’ll review their outlines, allegorical representations, myths, history, key stars, and some unique deep sky objects located within them. The Spring sky contains about 10-12 of the 44 Northern constellations. This presentation will help you to observe night skies to about 1 AM this Spring.
Our instructor is Lydia Maria Petrosino, AAA resource on astronomy history and sky myths, and former presenter at NYC’s Hayden Planetarium.
REGISTER HERE (NO FEE) STARTING FEB. 28 *
* You’ll get a confirmation containing the Zoom link to directly enter the class after 6:45 PM on March 20. Talk starts at 7 PM.
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