Attention Star Gazers!

[SkipperSue]

The annual space day for the public is coming up fast at PARI (Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute). They only open to the general public once a year. Sue and I went last year and it was really cool. Lots of stuff to see and do, a cookout too. I remember quite a few people here are into astronomy from some of the old posts about telescopes.

http://www.pari.edu/about_pari/news/annual-space-day-open-house-at-pari

Lots of info on the website, enjoy

Oh, I forgot to say this is located in Pisgah North Carolina.

Maps and Directions
The PARI 200 acre facility is located in the Pisgah Forest near the Blue Ridge Parkway west of Asheville - 15 miles Northwest of Brevard, North Carolina. See note

Driving Directions to PARI
From Brevard, NC...

Travel West out of Brevard on US-64. About 9 miles west of Brevard turn right onto NC-215 North (notice the Headwater Outfitters landmark).

Travel 6 miles on NC-215.

Turn left onto Macedonia Church Road. Go 1.6 miles. Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute is on your left.

Go through the main gate and travel about 0.5 miles. You will reach a guard checkpoint.

Drive to Building One. Park next to the flagpole. Enter the main entrance and sign in.

Phone 828.862.5554

Important Note:

Volunteers at PARI find the periodic Volunteer Weekends (see Calendar) to be a perfect way to see the site and add to our progress - without disrupting normal operations. To be a volunteer, Please contact Charles Osborne, via email, for details on how to join the Volunteer List. In order to plan our tasks more efficiently, we must insist that you email or phone no later than 24 hours before a Volunteer Weekend to let us know if you will be able to attend and help.

[Arne]

That looks very interesting... wish I lived closer so I could attend... I have a university near me that opens their observatory to the public on Wednesday nights and I go there once in a while to get a closer view of the sky.

[SmokeyBob]

A friend of mine has a large telescope. With it we could see the rings of Saturn. That's something I'll never forget.