Join us for evening of exploration as we celebrate the winter solstice with our in-person lecture, “Winter Stargazing: A Journey Through the Night Sky.” As the longest night of the year unfolds, we will guide you through the iconic constellations that adorn the winter sky, including the majestic Orion and the bright twins of Gemini. You’ll learn about their mythology, significance, and how to identify them from your own backyard.

Weather-permitting, we will also have a stargazing session following the lecture, when we’ll observe the planets Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars through a telescope. Come ready to experience the beauty of the cosmos firsthand. Feel free to bring your own telescope.

Co-sponsored by SOFO and Hamptons Observatory.

Program Leader: Hamptons Observatory Senior Educator, William Francis Taylor, MSc, has been a NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador since 2014, lecturing about the universe around us and sharing his love of the heavens by giving guided tours of the sky through telescopes.

This FREE program is for adults, teens, and children ages 10+.