A special event designed to showcase the town’s many natural and cultural offerings.
Head up to the pavilion at Dennis Hill State Park to see a display of antique and modern solar photographs and panels, and hear about eclipses, sunspots and geomagnetic storms. There will be an opportunity to use a solar telescope under the guidance of Aton Forest’s resident astronomer, Matthew Johnson. Sorry, the sun-gazing is cancelled; […]
Head up to the pavilion at Dennis Hill State Park for a special star-gazing experience. Guided by Aton Forest’s knowledgeable astronomer, Matthew Johnson, under just a sliver of a moon, participants will explore the dark night sky. Telescopes will be at the ready before the sun sets at 8:07. Cloudy skies cancel...see our Last Minute […]
Astronomer Matthew Johnson will be bringing his solar telescope to let visitors observe sunspots and other phenomena. He also will be showing a tiny portable photon meter and three different types and sizes of portable solar panels and power storage units. He is using the photon meter to measure how dark the sky is in […]
Astronomer Matthew Johnson will be bringing his solar telescope to let visitors observe sunspots and other phenomena. He also will be showing a tiny portable photon meter and three different types and sizes of portable solar panels and power storage units. He is using the photon meter to measure how dark the sky is in […]
See a solar eclipse through a special telescope without damaging your eyes. Sponsored by Aton Forest.