Our Goal
The Library Telescope Program fosters scientific literacy, stimulates interest in astronomy, and offers the awe and excitement of exploring the night sky to those who may have never looked through a telescope.
Events
Events Calendar
2022 Events for the Library Telescope
Wednesday, January 19, 2022, 09:00pm - 09:30pm
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DATE: January 19, 2022
TIME: 9:00 pm - 9:30 pm Eastern Time
WEBINAR: 2022's most fascinating events as seen with the help of the Library Telescope
PRESENTERS:
John Goss, Astronomical League
MODERATOR:
Don Ficken, St. Louis Astronomical Society, Astronomical Society of Eastern Missouri
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
Don’t miss these five remarkable sights in 2022, all made better with the Library Telescope.
1. Mars meets Saturn
2. A greater conjunction: Venus meets Jupiter
3. Total lunar eclipse on a spring night
4. Total lunar eclipse on a fall early morning
5. Lunar occultation of Mars for most of the US.
And, as always, the crescent of Venus, craters on the moon, the moons of Jupiter, the rings of Saturn, and this year - mysterious surface markings on Mars.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE:
FACEBOOK LIVE
This program will be streamed on Facebook Live at www.facebook.com/librarytelescope
ZOOM WEBINAR
Signup for this webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_z2zudguFTIO4H-OSV_XxsA
After registering, you will receive access instructions to join the webinar.