This is for anyone who wants to go to a block party. It’s o bserving and Q&A only. Solar scopes are welcome before sunset. Set up at Main St. & S Wilson Ave.
If you want to take a look around, someone will watch your scope for you. There’s usually some good food close by and music down the street.
The view is somewhat limited and there’s lots of light,but those who stop by, have some good questions, so, be readywith some goodanswers.
This is another event that has brought us new members.

EVENT: October 21st, 2023 from 10am-2pm (set up 9am) for Solar observation on the Sun n Fun Campus, Aerospace Center for Excellence in Lakeland.

Attendees will include young students interested in astronomy and their parents.

This event is open to the public and is classified as a community education program.

IPAS membership has participated in this annual educational event for many years, and the SnF Wings n Things program is consistent with our mission of public education in astronomy.

While limited to daytime solar observing, ALL members are encouraged to attend, with or without a solar-capable scope. (White light Baader filtered or Hydrogen-alpha are requested).

Use of a static display with appropriate handouts is encouraged.

Members will be fielding questions from very inquisitive young minds.

This is for anyone who wants to go to a block party. It’s o bserving and Q&A only. Solar scopes are welcome before sunset. Set up at Main St. & S Wilson Ave.
If you want to take a look around, someone will watch your scope for you. There’s usually some good food close by and music down the street.
The view is somewhat limited and there’s lots of light,but those who stop by, have some good questions, so, be readywith some goodanswers.
This is another event that has brought us new members.

This is for anyone who wants to go to a block party. It’s o bserving and Q&A only. Solar scopes are welcome before sunset. Set up at Main St. & S Wilson Ave.
If you want to take a look around, someone will watch your scope for you. There’s usually some good food close by and music down the street.
The view is somewhat limited and there’s lots of light,but those who stop by, have some good questions, so, be readywith some goodanswers.
This is another event that has brought us new members.

This is for anyone who wants to go to a block party. It’s o bserving and Q&A only. Solar scopes are welcome before sunset. Set up at Main St. & S Wilson Ave.
If you want to take a look around, someone will watch your scope for you. There’s usually some good food close by and music down the street.
The view is somewhat limited and there’s lots of light,but those who stop by, have some good questions, so, be readywith some goodanswers.
This is another event that has brought us new members.

This is for anyone who wants to go to a block party. It’s o bserving and Q&A only. Solar scopes are welcome before sunset. Set up at Main St. & S Wilson Ave.
If you want to take a look around, someone will watch your scope for you. There’s usually some good food close by and music down the street.
The view is somewhat limited and there’s lots of light,but those who stop by, have some good questions, so, be readywith some goodanswers.
This is another event that has brought us new members.

This is for anyone who wants to go to a block party. It’s o bserving and Q&A only. Solar scopes are welcome before sunset. Set up at Main St. & S Wilson Ave.
If you want to take a look around, someone will watch your scope for you. There’s usually some good food close by and music down the street.
The view is somewhat limited and there’s lots of light,but those who stop by, have some good questions, so, be readywith some goodanswers.
This is another event that has brought us new members.

This is for anyone who wants to go to a block party. It’s o bserving and Q&A only. Solar scopes are welcome before sunset. Set up at Main St. & S Wilson Ave.
If you want to take a look around, someone will watch your scope for you. There’s usually some good food close by and music down the street.
The view is somewhat limited and there’s lots of light,but those who stop by, have some good questions, so, be readywith some goodanswers.
This is another event that has brought us new members.

This is for anyone who wants to go to a block party. It’s o bserving and Q&A only. Solar scopes are welcome before sunset. Set up at Main St. & S Wilson Ave.
If you want to take a look around, someone will watch your scope for you. There’s usually some good food close by and music down the street.
The view is somewhat limited and there’s lots of light,but those who stop by, have some good questions, so, be readywith some goodanswers.
This is another event that has brought us new members.

This is for anyone who wants to go to a block party. It’s o bserving and Q&A only. Solar scopes are welcome before sunset. Set up at Main St. & S Wilson Ave.
If you want to take a look around, someone will watch your scope for you. There’s usually some good food close by and music down the street.
The view is somewhat limited and there’s lots of light,but those who stop by, have some good questions, so, be readywith some goodanswers.
This is another event that has brought us new members.

This is for anyone who wants to go to a block party. It’s o bserving and Q&A only. Solar scopes are welcome before sunset. Set up at Main St. & S Wilson Ave.
If you want to take a look around, someone will watch your scope for you. There’s usually some good food close by and music down the street.
The view is somewhat limited and there’s lots of light,but those who stop by, have some good questions, so, be readywith some goodanswers.
This is another event that has brought us new members.

This is for anyone who wants to go to a block party. It’s o bserving and Q&A only. Solar scopes are welcome before sunset. Set up at Main St. & S Wilson Ave.
If you want to take a look around, someone will watch your scope for you. There’s usually some good food close by and music down the street.
The view is somewhat limited and there’s lots of light,but those who stop by, have some good questions, so, be readywith some goodanswers.
This is another event that has brought us new members.

This is for anyone who wants to go to a block party. It’s o bserving and Q&A only. Solar scopes are welcome before sunset. Set up at Main St. & S Wilson Ave.
If you want to take a look around, someone will watch your scope for you. There’s usually some good food close by and music down the street.
The view is somewhat limited and there’s lots of light,but those who stop by, have some good questions, so, be readywith some goodanswers.
This is another event that has brought us new members.

Perhaps this will rile you up for the AMAZING TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE IN APRIL 2024. Start making reservations!

This less spectacular but still fun annular solar eclipse will cross North, Central, and South America. It will be visible in parts of the United States, Mexico, and many countries in South and Central America.

In the U.S., this eclipse begins in Oregon at 9:13 a.m. PDT and ends in Texas at 12:03 p.m. CDT.

A portion of the Moon will be fully darkened by Earth’s shadow. Regions seeing, at least, some parts of the eclipse: Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, North America, Much of South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic, Antarctica.

This marks the beginning of winter (in the northern hemisphere) and the beginning of summer (in the southern hemisphere.) The winter solstice is the shortest day of the year, respectively, in the sense that the length of time elapsed between sunrise and sunset on this day is a minimum for the year. Of course, daylight saving time means that the first Sunday in April has 23 hours and the last Sunday in October has 25 hours, but these human meddlings with the calendar and do not correspond to the actual number of daylight hours.

If you live in the southern hemisphere, this is your Summer Solstice, and good cause for celebrating the longest day of the year.

Especially if you live somewhere in North America, this is the chance of a lifetime. However, it’s storm season, so plan accordingly. The more south into the eclipse path you can go (Mexico FTW!) the more likely you are to have clear skies. Weather in places like Indiana will be a gamble, with a 75% chance of cloud cover.

Weather: https://eclipsophile.com/2024tse/