About Dark Sky Week Star Party at Crane Beach

Celebrate International Dark Sky Week, April 13-20, and join us for a star party with the North Shore Astronomy Club on Tuesday, April 14 (back-up weather date, April 16). Club members will bring telescopes and their expertise to help us explore and view the dark sky from the Crane Beach parking lot. Bring your binoculars, scopes, starfinding apps, and curiosity.

You may also want to bring: red light/head lamp, bug spray, water bottle, extra layers, chair or blanket to sit on. This event is all ages, so bring the family!

Please arrive between 7:30-8PM. Night sky viewing will begin at 8PM. Two optional ~20 minute hikes in the dunes will be offered at 7:45 and 8:15, in addition to stargazing. Bring a headlamp if you’re participating in dune walk.

Here are some of the exciting things we may be able to see through the telescopes:

• Double star systems
• Quadruple and larger star systems
• Open clusters (collections of 100 to 1000 stars in our galaxy)
• Globular clusters (collections of 100’s of thousands of stars that orbit our galaxy)
• Nebula (exploded stars as well as star forming regions)

Learn more about our co-hosts, the North Shore Astronomy Club, here: https://nsaac.org/

Continue the dark sky week fun: Join The Trustees, Greenbelt & The North Shore Astronomy Club for a lecture at the Hamilton-Wenham Library on Wednesday, April 15th, 6-7:30pm with J. Kelly Beatty, an award winning science journalist and astronomer as well as a former editor of Sky and Telescope magazine. Learn more here: Library Calendar – Hamilton-Wenham Public Library

Parking and meeting location for events will be emailed to registrants approximately 24 hours before the event start at the address provided upon registration. Please note that registration closes 24 hours before the start of the event and we will not be able to accommodate walk-ins or on-site sales. Thank you for understanding.

Space is limited for this event and pre-registration is required. This event is suited for all ages.

Refunds/Exchanges: Refunds and/or Exchanges must be requested at least 7 days in advance. In the case of event cancellation, you will be notified via the email address used to register and fully refunded within 14 business days.

Membership: To locate information about your Membership, including Member ID, expiration date, and more, please visit https://tickets.thetrustees.org/membership.

Tickets: To look up your tickets or re-send an email confirmation, please visit: https://tickets.thetrustees.org/orders.

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