The Spring 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 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 spring season. A series of six lectures is also presented in the summer and a third series of six lectures in the fall.

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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.

• Class #1 Wednesday, February 19th 8:00pm
  Canis Major (the greater dog), Canis Minor (the lesser dog), Monoceros (the unicorn)
• Class #2 Wednesday, February 26th 8:00pm
  Gemini (the twins), Lynx (the lynx), Cancer (the crab)
• Class #3 Wednesday, March 18th 8:00pm
  Ursa Major (the greater bear, aka big dipper), Ursa Minor (the lesser bear, aka big dipper),
  Leo Minor (the lesser lion)
• Class #4 Wednesday, March 25th 8:00pm
  Hydra (the water serpent), Sextans (the sextant), Crater (the cup), Corvus (the crow)
• Class #5 Wednesday, April 15th 8:00pm
  Leo (the lion), Bootes (the bear driver), Canes Venatici (the hunting dogs)
• Class #6 Wednesday, April 22nd 8:00pm
  Virgo (the virgin or maiden), Coma Berenices (Berenice’s hair)