Tour of the Winter Sky (2024)
A free online talk
7-9 PM, Thursday, December 19
Celebrate the Winter Solstice which occurs at 4:20 AM EDT on Saturday, Dec. 21. This is when the axis of the Earth points with the largest angle away from the sun resulting in the shortest day of the year.
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 Winter sky contains about 10-12 of the 44 Northern constellations. This presentation will help as you observe night skies to about 1 AM this Winter.
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 DEC. 1 *
* You’ll get a confirmation containing the Zoom link to enter the class after 6:45 PM on Dec. 19.
Save it in a known place.
…………………………………
Do you have relatives and friends that might want to know of this class? Forward this or suggest they visit AAA.org/classes to consider it. They will thank you for doing so, as does the AAA for helping to support our events.