Fri: Solar System, Sat/Sun: Mars Observing

Greetings!

Programs at Kopernik this weekend will focus on the solar system.

First, on Friday, May 20, Rick Kline of the Spacecraft Planetary Imaging Facility at Cornell will present a Tour of the Solar System . If clear, see a nearly full Moon, Jupiter, Mars, star clusters, double stars through our telescopes.

Then on Saturday and Sunday evenings (May 21 and 22), if clear, Kopernik will be open for Mars Observing. This weekend is the close approach of Mars and it is expected to look spectacular through our telescopes. We already have been seeing fantastic details on the planet. See below for details about these events.

A few weeks later, on Saturday, June 11, will be Kopernik's 8th annual RocketFest . Three different rocket building workshops are available. Kopernik's rocket scientists will guide you through the entire process.

Summer vacation starts only two weeks after that! Check out Kopernik's Link Summer STEM Explorations camps for students in grades 1-12.

Convenient online registration is available for RocketFest and all of our summer camps.

We hope that you and your family join us for some of these fun and educational opportunities. Also, watch for our summer public schedule with several new speakers and outstanding astronomical events!

Best wishes,

Roy Williams

Public Programs Coordinator

Kopernik Observatory

& Science Center
(607)748-3685 ext. 315

Tour of the Solar System

Rick Kline, Spacecraft Planetary Imaging Facility

Friday, May 20, 8 p.m.

In a presentation of stunning images returned from spacecraft, Kline will share his vast knowledge of robotic spacecraft missions to neighboring planets and entertain the whole family with images of our Sun, the planets, moons, asteroids, and comets that share the solar system with Earth.

Rick Kline is the Data Manager at the Spacecraft Planetary Imaging Facility (SPIF) at Cornell University.

The red planet will be at its closest approach to Earth and its face will be fully illuminated by the Sun. It will be brighter than any other time of the year and will be visible all night long. Join us at 8:30PM for a short program about Mars then enjoy some fantastic views after 9PM. This is the best time to view Mars for the next two years. Through Kopernik's telescopes, see its polar caps, dark details, and red surface! Stay late to see Saturn after 10 p.m.

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