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Monthly astronomy clubs for kids 6-9 and 10-15+ years of age (and their parents!) who have a deeper interest in astronomy and are available to attend regular monthly evening meetings.
Both clubs meet simultaneously; meeting times change with the seasons.
For more information, contact Dean Regas (FOTO-Teens) or Leo Sack (FOTO-Kids) at 513-321-5186.

www.cincinnatiobservatory.org

Reservations are required for the program dates listed below. Please note that multiple troops may attend the same program; Individual scouts may sign up as well. Maximum registration for each date is 35 participants (adults included). Parents or troop leaders are expected to stay and participate.

$6/participant (includes scouts, adults, and all siblings)
Private programs (Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday evenings) require a $100 minimum group fee.

Contact:
Leo Sack, Outreach Educator
513-321-5186
leo@cincinnatiobservatory.org

Can't sleep? Looking for a unique Friday night out? Come see what the Observatory is like after hours - long after the "early crowd" has gone home. You'll get to use the oldest big telescope in the U.S. to view astronomical objects that are not visible until late at night (weather permitting). Get a sneak preview of the next season's planets and stars - including Mars, the Orion Nebula, and more - a month or two ahead of everyone else. Plus, zoom in on a late-rising moon, or watch the whole sky for a meteor shower or satellite passes. Each night is different and special!

These programs are recommended for adults only. If the weather does not permit viewing, we'll have fun with some of the crazy science experiments and "adult" constellation mythology stories that we can't share with family audiences.

Admission is $6 per person
To make reservations please call 513-321-5186.

Starry-eyed lovers have been gazing upward in wonder for millennia. So, this year give your Valentine a true, out-of-this-world experience at the Cincinnati Observatory high atop Mt. Lookout.

On Valentine's night, the "Birthplace of American Astronomy" will offer music, drinks, chocolate, flowers and viewing of the planets Venus, Jupiter and Mars through the historic telescopes (weather permitting)

Our Outreach Astronomer (and resident "James Bond of the Night Sky"), Dean Regas will give a presentation about red stars of passion in the winter sky and there will be tours of the buildings. This is your opportunity to “wish upon a star” and perhaps cuddle a bit beneath the Cincinnati Observatory's silvery domes.

Cost: $50 per couple. Reservations are required. Space is limited.

Call 513-321-5186 to reserve your space for the unique event.

Join us as we explore - and recreate! - the Cincinnati Observatory's key role in the history of timekeeping. We'll tell the story of how the Observatory's meridian transit telescope was used to measure time by the motion of the stars, and how its master clocks and time ball were used to maintain and communicate time for the rest of the city. Then, we'll try some timekeeping of our own, using telescopes and the bright stars of Orion to set our modern clocks.

Bring a watch, and take your hand-measured Time home with you.

Leo Sack is the Outreach Educator with the Cincinnati Observatory Center.

A UC Communiversity Course.
$18 per person.
Call 556-6932 to register.
www.uc.edu

The apparent motions of the five naked-eye "wandering stars" (planets) presented a great challenge to anyone attempting to explain their changing locations in the night sky. Not until the European Renaissance did we finally glimpse the true nature of the motions of the planets and realize for the first time Earth's place in the solar system. Travel with us through history to investigate the model of Ptolemy and how scientists who came more than a thousand years later deciphered nature's clues to the understanding of the complex motions of the planets.

We will discuss ideas and observations of Copernicus, Tycho, Kepler and Galileo and how these great scientists solved the mystery of "The Dance of the Gods." Weather permitting, telescope viewing with the 1845 telescope will be part of the evening's activities.

Terry Flesch is an astronomer and a presenter at the Cincinnati Observatory Center.

A UC Communiversity Course.
$18 per person.
Call 556-6932 to register.
www.uc.edu

In this class you will study the imaginative figures we call constellations. Learn to use a planisphere to find any constellation at any given time and date. If the weather is clear, we will go outside to find many of the brighter constellations; and you will also have the option of looking through the observatory telescope.

Dean Regas is the outreach astronomer with the Cincinnati Observatory Center.

A UC Communiversity Course.
$18 per person.
Call 556-6932 to register.
www.uc.edu

This night is a public scout program, for small troops and individual scouts with parents. Please note that multiple troops/individuals may attend the same program. Maximum registration for each date is 35 participants (adults included). Parents or troop leaders are expected to stay and participate.

Reservations are required - Please call 513-231-5186.
$6/participant (includes scouts, adults, and all siblings)

Larger troops of over 15-20 people (adults included) may schedule Private scout programs, on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday evenings - see cincinnatiobservatory.org for details.

Contact:
Leo Sack, Outreach Educator
513-321-5186
leo@cincinnatiobservatory.org

Follow along on a guided viewing mini-marathon of planets, star clusters, nebulas, and more. Track satellites and space stations as they soar across the sky. And see for yourself why a giant telescope is NOT always the best tool for the job!

This particular night promises to have an incredible assortment of dramatic and binocular-friendly objects, well worth braving February weather to see.
Please dress warmly; we will be outside.

This program is BYOB - Bring Your Own Binoculars. Leo Sack is the Outreach Educator with the Cincinnati Observatory Center.

A UC Communiversity Course.
$18 per person.
Call 556-6932 to register.
www.uc.edu

Leap the Moon includes classes and tours by local Moon experts. The cow won’t jump over the Moon, but you will when you see the Moon through the Observatory telescopes (weather permitting).

Stop by after work or school to celebrate our extra day this year.

Perfect for all ages.

Cost: $6 for adults and $4 for kids
Reservations recommended. For further information or to make reservations, please call 513-321-5186.

Become a member and help us maintain an important part of Cincinnati's and the nation's scientific and architectural heritage. Astronomy presentations, news and telescope viewing for members of the Cincinnati Observatory Center.

Join Today!

www.cincinnatiobservatory.org

Monthly astronomy clubs for kids 6-9 and 10-15+ years of age (and their parents!) who have a deeper interest in astronomy and are available to attend regular monthly evening meetings.
Both clubs meet simultaneously; meeting times change with the seasons.
For more information, contact Dean Regas (FOTO-Teens) or Leo Sack (FOTO-Kids) at 513-321-5186.

www.cincinnatiobservatory.org

The Cincinnati Observatory will open its doors and telescopes to the public while Mars is at its closest for the year. There will be classes about Mars, tours of the buildings, and viewing through the historic 1843 and 1904 telescopes (weather permitting). The Moon and Orion Nebula will also be observed.

Cost: $6 per person.

Reservations are recommended.
For more information call 513-321-5186.

For ages 8 to 80.

The topics and the night sky change week to week so you can visit often. Reservations required.

Astronomy Thursdays admission is by suggested donation of $4 per person. Astronomy Fridays are $6 for adults, $4 for children under 18.
Please call the Observatory @ 513.321.5186 for more information and for reservations.
www.cincinnatiobservatory.org

This event is open to students in grades 6–12 who have received a “superior” rating at their schools’ science fairs and have been chosen by the school to represent them at the Science and Engineering Expo. The registration fee in order to compete at the SEE is $35 per project, so please keep this in mind. Each school is now also allowed to submit their top 6th grade project to SEE. Each school is limited to the top 5 6th grade project from their school; however the school may submit an alternate names to us for possible participation in the 2012 fair. For further information and clarification in this matter please email us at UCSciencefair@uc.edu. The 6th grade students, like every other particpant, will be eligble to earn a spot toState Science Day in Columbus and win other awards/scholarships at the UC Science & Engineering Expo.

For ages 8 to 80.

The topics and the night sky change week to week so you can visit often. Reservations required.

Astronomy Thursdays admission is by suggested donation of $4 per person. Astronomy Fridays are $6 for adults, $4 for children under 18.
Please call the Observatory @ 513.321.5186 for more information and for reservations.
www.cincinnatiobservatory.org

These programs are recommended for adults only. If the weather does not permit viewing, we'll have fun with some of the crazy science experiments and "adult" constellation mythology stories that we can't share with family audiences.

Admission is $6 per person
To make reservations please call 513-321-5186.

For ages 8 to 80.

The topics and the night sky change week to week so you can visit often. Reservations required.

Astronomy Thursdays admission is by suggested donation of $4 per person. Astronomy Fridays are $6 for adults, $4 for children under 18.
Please call the Observatory @ 513.321.5186 for more information and for reservations.
www.cincinnatiobservatory.org

For ages 8 to 80.

The topics and the night sky change week to week so you can visit often. Reservations required.

Astronomy Thursdays admission is by suggested donation of $4 per person. Astronomy Fridays are $6 for adults, $4 for children under 18.
Please call the Observatory @ 513.321.5186 for more information and for reservations.
www.cincinnatiobservatory.org

Become a member and help us maintain an important part of Cincinnati's and the nation's scientific and architectural heritage. Astronomy presentations, news and telescope viewing for members of the Cincinnati Observatory Center.

Join Today!

www.cincinnatiobservatory.org

Monthly astronomy clubs for kids 6-9 and 10-15+ years of age (and their parents!) who have a deeper interest in astronomy and are available to attend regular monthly evening meetings.
Both clubs meet simultaneously; meeting times change with the seasons.
For more information, contact Dean Regas (FOTO-Teens) or Leo Sack (FOTO-Kids) at 513-321-5186.

www.cincinnatiobservatory.org

This night is a public scout program, for small troops and individual scouts with parents. Please note that multiple troops/individuals may attend the same program. Maximum registration for each date is 35 participants (adults included). Parents or troop leaders are expected to stay and participate.

Reservations are required - Please call 513-231-5186.
$6/participant (includes scouts, adults, and all siblings)

Larger troops of over 15-20 people (adults included) may schedule Private scout programs, on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday evenings - see cincinnatiobservatory.org for details.

Contact:
Leo Sack, Outreach Educator
513-321-5186
leo@cincinnatiobservatory.org

For ages 8 to 80.

The topics and the night sky change week to week so you can visit often. Reservations required.

Astronomy Thursdays admission is by suggested donation of $4 per person. Astronomy Fridays are $6 for adults, $4 for children under 18.
Please call the Observatory @ 513.321.5186 for more information and for reservations.
www.cincinnatiobservatory.org

Cincinnati is home to the nation's first public astronomical observatory. When installed in 1843 it was home to the world's second largest telescope.

Enjoy the fascinating story with its unique cast of characters who put Cincinnati on the astronomical map.

Tours
Telescope Viewing (if clear)
Astronomical Q&A

Ideal for all ages.
No reservations required.

On April 14, 1845, in the gray of a lingering twilight, Mitchel took his first look through the great Cincinnati Equatorial Refracting Telescope. He saw the Moon, "her mountain heights, her rocky precipices and her dells", Jupiter, "globe of surpassing splendor", the Saturnian system, "the mind over whelmed in wonder and astonishment."

For ages 8 to 80.

The topics and the night sky change week to week so you can visit often. Reservations required.

Astronomy Thursdays admission is by suggested donation of $4 per person. Astronomy Fridays are $6 for adults, $4 for children under 18.
Please call the Observatory @ 513.321.5186 for more information and for reservations.
www.cincinnatiobservatory.org

For ages 8 to 80.

The topics and the night sky change week to week so you can visit often. Reservations required.

Astronomy Thursdays admission is by suggested donation of $4 per person. Astronomy Fridays are $6 for adults, $4 for children under 18.
Please call the Observatory @ 513.321.5186 for more information and for reservations.
www.cincinnatiobservatory.org

For ages 8 to 80.

The topics and the night sky change week to week so you can visit often. Reservations required.

Astronomy Thursdays admission is by suggested donation of $4 per person. Astronomy Fridays are $6 for adults, $4 for children under 18.
Please call the Observatory @ 513.321.5186 for more information and for reservations.
www.cincinnatiobservatory.org

Barrett Road in West Chester.
Saturday, April 28th (no rain date)
Begins at Dusk
Saturday, May 26th (rain date June 2nd )
Begins at Dusk
Saturday, September 22nd (rain date Sept. 29th)
Begins at Dusk

Hosted by the Miami Valley Astronomical Society (www.mvas.org) and astronomers from the Cincinnati Astronomical Society (www.cinastro.org) and the Cincinnati Observatory Center (www.cincinnatiobservatory.org)

I-75 to Exit 22, Tylersville Road.
Go EAST from the exit on Tylersville Road to Cox Road. Turn RIGHT (South) onto Cox Road from Tylersville Road. Take Cox Road SOUTH to Barrett Road. Turn RIGHT (West) onto Barrett Road from Cox Road. Turn LEFT (South) to stay on Barrett at the intersection of Grinn and Barrett and continue on Barrett a very short distance (just beyond the 90-degree right-hand curve) to Keehner Park entrance at the tennis courts. The entrance to Keehner Park will be on the LEFT (South) side of Barrett.

Cost: $6 per person