Crystal Spring Farm – South

277 Pleasant Hill Road, Brunswick

The Southern Maine Astronomers (SMA) will lead an exploration of the night sky.

We will have favorable moon phase conditions making for a dark night.

How to prepare:

• When you arrive please be sure to keep your headlights on low beam, avoid pointing your headlights toward the market green if at all possible, and SHUT OFF your headlights as soon as you possibly can – the bright glare ruins night vision for those trying to look at the stars.
• Bring a blanket to lay on as meteor showers are best observed laying back with eyes wide open
• Bring bug spray!
• Bring warmer clothes to put on: a warmer jacket and a hat.  Warmer, more waterproof footwear is a good idea too.
• Bring a red flashlight or headlamp, or cover a regular flashlight with red cellophane or stretch a red balloon over a flashlight, to help preserve night vision.
• “Study” this SKY MAP for learning the October night sky. Scroll down and click on “Download” for October in the Northern Hemisphere.  It’s two sided.

Community members with telescopes can come early –  by 5:30 – and bring their telescopes to set  up.  Astronomy Club members will help any who have been confounded in getting their telescopes to “work right.”  Club members will bring scopes as well.

Check this page, our Facebook, or Instagram for updates on the final date of this event.

FREE