Every year, the Naperville Astronomical Association hosts Family Night during one of our fundamentals in the summer. This year’s Family Night will be held on Tuesday, July 16th!
What can you expect during our Family Fun(damentals) Night? We will have hands-on activities for the family to share some astronomy related information. We promise your children won’t even realize they are learning during the summer, while they interact with our exhibits. We will share the constellations and illustrate the astronomical distances involved. Kids of all ages will be able to participate in hands-on activities while they learn how craters are formed, and about other astronomy related topics.
october ’24 – Rick’s picks
Transient Events That Can Give Us a Good Enough Reason to Get Outside and Do a Little ObservingAll month: the solar system becomes a little more balanced this month, as Mars, Jupiter, and Uranus continue to light up the predawn sky even as they move inexorably into...
August 2024 Focal Plane Wormholes, Spacewarps, and Tunnels to Otherwheres
At one time, some of Einstein’s theories of space-time and general relativity have exotic subjects within the solutions of the equations, such as wormholes. Einstein theory of space-time and general relativity has been tested many times and each test has raven the...
Astronomy Fundamentals: Finding Good Targets in Twilight
Many times, we are at the telescope waiting for the sky to get darker. The Sun had set about a half hour to go, but with light pollution the sky is still not dark enough for targets to come out. Are you in your yard with family waiting to share your hobby with them?...
September ’24 – Rick’s picks
Transient Events That Can Give Us a Good Enough Reason to Get Outside and Do a Little Observing All month: the planets’ repopulation of the evening sky continues its slow advance this month, while the pre-dawn sky now begins to lose its solar system lineup. Venus sets...