National Astronomy Day 2015
National Astronomy Day 2015, held Saturday, April 25, gives astronomy-lovers a chance to share their passion with the astronomy-curious. Astronomy magazine and Celestron unite with astronomy organizations throughout the country for the year's biggest star party.
Published: Thursday, April 02, 2015
It's time again to celebrate the cosmos!
National Astronomy Day 2015, held Saturday, April 25, gives astronomy-lovers a chance to share their passion with the astronomy-curious. Clubs, planetaria, observatories, and museums will host public viewing events, telescope workshops, hands-on activities, and presentations to increase awareness about the profession and hobby.
Astronomy magazine and Celestron unite with astronomy organizations throughout the country for the year's biggest star party.
Visitors to this program's events can pick up material from Astronomy magazine and enter drawings to win a Celestron telescope and prizes from Astronomy.
Enter to win a free telescope from Celestron!
Celestron will donate a telescope for each venue to give away and also provide another telescope for the grand prize — Astronomy will pick the grand-prize winner from names collected at each venue.
Astronomy Day 2015 partners
Astronomy magazine and Celestron are coming to a location near you! Here's where you can go to win a Celestron telescope and Astronomy magazine prizes (unless otherwise noted, events will be held April 25):
Location: Prestonsburg, KY
Venue: East Kentucky Science Center & Planetarium
Website: bigsandy.kctcs.edu Location: Louisville, KY
Venue: Gheens Science Hall and Rauch Planetarium
Event Date: May 17, 2015
Website: louisville.edu/planetarium Location: Schenectady, NY
Venue: Museum of Innovation & Science
Website: www.misci.org Location: Atlanta, GA
Venue: Fernbank Science Center
Event Date: May 9, 2015
Website: fernbank.edu Location: Milford, MI
Venue: Kensington Metropark Nature Center
Website: www.metroparks.com Location: Flagstaff, AZ
Venue: Lowell Observatory
Website: www.lowell.edu Location: Phoenix, AZ
Venue: Arizona Science Center
Website: azscience.org Location: Lincoln, NE
Venue: Mueller Planetarium at University of Nebraska State Museum
Event Date: April 12, 2015
Website: www.spacelaser.com Location: Philadelphia, PA
Venue: Franklin Institute Science Museum
Website: www.fi.edu Location: Boulder, CO
Venue: Fiske Planetarium
Event Date: April 18, 2015
Website: fiske.colorado.edu Location: Columbia, SC
Venue: South Carolina State Museum
Event Date: April 24, 2015
Website: museum.state.sc.us