The Fall Night Sky Series of Lectures
Our place in the universe and the constellations of the season

The Night Sky Series is designed for everyone from beginners to experienced amateur astronomers.  The focus is on learning the night sky in a “geographic” sense…locating yourself in our solar system, the Milky Way and our local group of galaxies.
Each class begins in the Norton Planetarium with a one hour lecture covering a variety of astronomical topics and highlighting three new constellations.  We will learn how to locate these constellations in the night sky, the mythology associated with them and what telescopic wonders can be found within their boundaries.
After the lecture we will go outside (weather permitting) to locate the constellations just presented and view deep sky objects within those constellations through the Taylor Observatory’s telescopes.

Detailed informational handouts are provided at each class.

This series only covers the constellations prominent in the night sky during the fall season.   There will also be a series of six lectures in the spring and a third series of six lectures in the summer. 

Admission per lecture               $15 Single Ticket
Complete series of 6 classes    $75 Series Ticket
Individual lecture tickets are available at no-cost to Lake County high school students.

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Class #1 Wednesday, September, 25 – 7:30pm
Pegasus (the winged horse), Aquarius (the water bearer), Pisces Austrinus (the southern fish)

Class #2 Wednesday, October 2 – 7:30pm
Andromeda, Cepheus, Cassiopeia

Class #3 Wednesday, October 23 – 7:30pm
Aries (the ram), Triangulum (the triangle), Lacerta (the lizard)

Class #4 Wednesday, October 30 – 7:30pm
Perseus, Pisces (the fishes), Cetus (the whale)

Class #5 Wednesday, November 20 – 7:30pm
Auriga (the charioteer), Camelopardalis (the Giraffe), Taurus (the bull)

Class #6 Wednesday, November 27 – 7:30pm
Orion (the great hunter), Lepus (the hare), Eridanus, (the river)