Case Center Public Astronomy Night - Saturday Oct 17th - 6:45 PM

Case Center Public Astronomy Night -  Saturday October 17th @ 6:45 Pm

Members of the Astronomy Club of Tulsa will have telescopes set up to view the Sun, Moon, Planets and stars on the spacious lawn next to the Case Community Center  1050 W Wekiwa Rd, Sand Springs, OK 74063

This event is FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC but donations are welcome to help us continue "Bringing the Stars to Eyes of Tulsa since 1937". The event will run from 6:45 PM to about 9:30 PM.  This is a come and go family friendly event.  There is plenty of parking at the community center. You may even like to bring a lawn chair and enjoy the sunset. 

Before sunset you can view the sun in specially filtered solar telescopes that can show the sunspots and solar prominences.  The 1st quarter Moon will also be visible before sunset and even better after sunset.    The bright planet Saturn and dimmer Neptune will be visible in the east soon after sunset.  The planet   The Big Dipper will be sinking fast in the northwest with its curved handle pointing west towards the bright star Arcturus. In addition our larger telescopes will allow you to see some rich star clusters and a few galaxies.  

Our astronomy club members will have several telescopes set up for viewing but you are welcome to bring along your own telescope or binoculars if you like. There is plenty of room to enjoy an evening under the stars. Please follow the guidelines in our Star Party Etiquitte Document and supervise your children while at the event to help prevent damage to an expensive telescope.

Check our website at https://www.astrotulsa.com/  for possible weather related changes.