{"id":7387,"date":"2018-09-24T22:28:14","date_gmt":"2018-09-24T22:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/researchbdev.wpengine.com\/environmental-studies-newsletter\/?p=7387"},"modified":"2018-09-24T22:30:49","modified_gmt":"2018-09-24T22:30:49","slug":"off-campus-star-gazing-at-crystal-spring-farm-oct-6-or-7-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.bowdoin.edu\/environmental-studies-newsletter\/events\/off-campus-star-gazing-at-crystal-spring-farm-oct-6-or-7-free\/","title":{"rendered":"Off Campus: Star Gazing at Crystal Spring Farm, Oct 6 or 7 (Free)"},"content":{"rendered":"<form id=\"download-iCal-frm-67\" class=\"download-iCal-frm\" action=\"http:\/\/www.btlt.org?ee=download_ics_file&amp;ics_id=67\" method=\"post\"><strong>October 6 or 7, 7:00 pm-9:30 pm<\/strong><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/form>\n<h2><b>Crystal Spring Farm \u2013 South<\/b><\/h2>\n<h2><b>277 Pleasant Hill Road, Brunswick<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>The Southern Maine Astronomers (SMA)\u00a0will lead an exploration of the night sky.<\/p>\n<p>We will have favorable moon phase conditions making for a dark night.<\/p>\n<p>How to prepare:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>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 \u2013 the bright glare ruins night vision for those trying to look at the stars.<\/li>\n<li>Bring a blanket to lay on as meteor showers are best observed laying back with eyes wide open<\/li>\n<li>Bring bug spray!<\/li>\n<li>Bring warmer clothes to put on: a warmer jacket and a hat. \u00a0Warmer, more waterproof footwear is a good idea too.<\/li>\n<li>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.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cStudy\u201d this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.skymaps.com\/downloads.html\"><strong>SKY MAP<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0for learning the October night sky.\u00a0Scroll down and click on \u201cDownload\u201d for October in the Northern Hemisphere.\u00a0 It\u2019s two sided.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Community members with telescopes<\/strong> can come early \u2013 \u00a0by 5:30 \u2013 and bring their telescopes to set \u00a0up.\u00a0 Astronomy Club members will help any who have been confounded in getting their telescopes to \u201cwork right.\u201d\u00a0 Club members will bring scopes as well.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Check this page, our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/brunswicktopsham\/\">Facebook<\/a>, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/brunswicktopsham\/\">Instagram<\/a> for updates on the final date of this event.<\/p>\n<p>FREE<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"espresso-venue-dv\">\n<h4><strong>Venue:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 <strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.btlt.org\/venues\/crystal-spring-farm\/\">Crystal Spring Farm &#8211; South<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span class=\"smaller-text tags-links\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.btlt.org\/venue-category\/brunswick\/\" rel=\"tag\">Brunswick<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Address:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>277 Pleasant Hill Rd, Brunswick, Maine, 04011, United States<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 6 or 7, 7:00 pm-9:30 pm Crystal Spring Farm \u2013 South 277 Pleasant Hill Road, Brunswick The Southern Maine Astronomers (SMA)\u00a0will lead an exploration of the night sky. 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