Delta Aquarids Meteor Shower
Best viewing the night of July 28.
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Best viewing the night of July 28.
Brightest and closest approach to earth. Binoculars will let you see the rings! Planet will rise at 8:56 pm
By looking at light and shape, anyone can draw in nature. Experience the pleasure of looking closely at things you have already seen with a new eye and come away […]
Best viewing after midnight on August 12. Up to 60 meteors per hour
Putney Mountain Road is washed out so this event is being moved to August 14th. We will post here if registrations re-open due to cancelations. Thanks! Roger will lead a […]
Brightest and closest approach to earth. Binoculars will make visible the 4 Galilean moons. Will rise at 7:44 pm.
Join Sam and his daughters for a 2 ½ hour 1 mile hike to the summit of Putney Mountain and back. Open to kids ages ~4-10. We will focus on […]
Sunset: 7:40 pm Moonrise: 8:18 pm
If you are at point A, and your phone ran out of batteries (or you don’t have a phone), how do you get to point B? Come to Andrew Morrison’s […]
Take a peek under the hood of the Putney Mountain Hawk Watch with John Anderson. Learn about the history of hawk watch, hawk watchers themselves, some theory and method behind […]
Sunset: 6:49 pm Moonrise: 7:09 pm
This year, we will explore a wet limey outcrop along Brook Road. We will meet an ancient liverwort, put our heads together about ferns and clubmosses, and discuss reproductive strategies […]