Stargazing Outreach at Paynes Prairie

  • 26 Feb 2022
  • 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM
  • 9300 SE CR 234 Micanopy, FL 32667

Registration

  • Use this registration if you are volunteering to support the event.

Registration is closed

AAC volunteers needed for a Stargazing Outreach @ Hickory Ranch. 

Volunteer members with and without telescopes please register here for entry to the event and for updates. A GO or NO GO will be emailed to registrants the day of the event.  You need to be registered for me to send you updates!!

Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park is hosting an outreach for stargazing by the Alachua Astronomy Club, weather permitting, at Hickory Ranch. 

Visitors (not AAC volunteers) need to register with Friends of Paynes Prairie at their website www.prairiefriends.org then click events for registration.  

Sunset is at 6:26 pm 

Volunteers should arrive no later than 6:00 pm.  Pick out several sky objects and note a few details about them to share.  Limited ac power is available with a long extension cord if needed.  Temps fall after dark so dress warmly.

Point of contact for Alachua Astronomy Club is Lisa Eager, Star Party Coordinator @ 352-318-4074.