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Winter Solstice Star Party

Join us on December 22 at 7pm

The Orion Nebula, one of the winter sky wonders to be explored during this year’s Winter Solstice Star Party.

• Winter Solstice Virtual Star Party

  December 22, 7-8 p.m.

  
  

  Join Dark Sky Maine for our annual Winter Solstice Virtual Star Party on Zoom.

  
  

  Highlights: Shawn Laatsch will describe our cultural connections to the solstice, and John Meader will take us all on a virtual night sky tour, and Serena Sanborn will take a look at what the natural world does under the cold darkness of winter.

  Register by sending an email requesting to join the solstice star party to darkskymaine@gmail.com. An optional $5 donation is suggested, simply visit darkskymaine.com/donate. Thanks for supporting Maine’s dark sky heritage. We’ll send you a Zoom link a day to so before the event.

• Exploring the Winter Sky Class

  
  

  January 11, 18, 25, and 1 February 2023, 7-8 pm. ($60 donation)

  Join John Meader for a four week long class exploring the stars, constellations, planets, and deep space wonders of the winter sky.

  
  

  To register: donate $60 at darkskymaine.com/donate, then email darkskymaine@gmail.com and say that you’ve made your donation and would like to join the Exploring the Winter Sky class. John will send a syllabus and Zoom link to you a few days before the first class session.

Dark Sky Maine

Help keep Maine’s skies the darkest in the eastern United States. Donate to Dark Sky Maine and help us keep our skies dark and full of stars.

Dark Sky Maine, a 501c3 nonprofit, promotes an appreciation of the night sky through education and by supporting measures that use appropriate lighting to provide security on the ground, promote the health of humans and nocturnal wildlife, while maintaining dark skies overhead.

Thank you for your support!

Learn more at: DarkSkyMaine.com

darkskymaine@gmail.com