Saturday Night Stargazing

Enjoy an evening of stargazing on the Hall's Plaza.

The Plaza of the Lawrence Hall of Science offers an pleasant venue for viewing the evening skies, and one of the best views of the Bay! Enjoy the twinkle of the city lights along the San Francisco Bay in addition to the twinkle of the stars and constellations above your head.

Although the Hall no longer offers monthly facilitated stargazing sessions, we encourage anyone with an interest in the skies to take advantage of the views from our Plaza. Bring your own binoculars or telescope, and share the Universe with your family and friends!

Here are some links where you can find more information about what's up in the sky.

Maps & Calendars

• Skymaps.com: Download a free sky map each month.
• Heavens-Above: Find satellite passes and more over Berkeley.
• CalSky: A customizable astronomical calendar.

Weekly Info

• Sky & Telescope's This Week's Sky at a Glance: A list of interesting sky phenomena—updated every Friday.
• U.S. Naval Observatory's The Sky This Week: More sky phenomena—updated every Tuesday.

Podcasts

• What's Up? Video Podcasts: A monthly vodcast put out by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Almanac Data

• Complete Sun and Moon Data for One Day
• Sun or Moon Rise/Set Table for One Year

The Hall is planning on hosting a few special stargazing sessions on selected nights for astronomy outreach. For more information, join the LHS Stargazing Google Group or follow us on Twitter @berkeleyscience and look for tweets with #stargazing.

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