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New England Fall Astronomy Festival (NEFAF)

New England Fall Astronomy Festival (NEFAF)

All are welcome to this free, two-day immersion into astronomy and space for astronomers and space explorers of all ages and education levels. Food and beverages available for purchase on site.

Friday, October 4
7 - 11:30 P.M.

Heidi Hammel, Ph.D. will kick off the festival with the keynote lecture. Join us afterwards for laser pointer talks under the stars and observing of the night sky at the observatory. We’ll be looking at the moon, Sun, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and many beautiful deep sky objects such as galaxies, star clusters and nebulae.

Saturday, October 5
10:30 A.M - 11:30 P.M.

Join us for educational activities, games, safe solar observing, science talks, demonstrations, raffle drawings, our famous telescope clinics and Astro prize raffle, followed by a night of stargazing!

Learn more at https://extension.unh.edu/new-england-fall-astronomy-festival-nefaf

SATURDAY BONUS

UNH's Ocean Discovery Day's Public Open House is happening with free shuttle service in between the two free events. More at: marine.unh.edu/ODD

University of New Hampshire Observatory
07:00 PM - 11:30 PM, every day through Oct 05, 2024.

Event Supported By

UNH Cooperative Extension
603-255-3556
hannah.majewski@unh.edu
University of New Hampshire Observatory
16 Spinney Road
Durham, New Hampshire 03824
(603) 862-2829
john.gianforte@unh.edu

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