People all across the Delaware Valley turn their eyes to the skies for a one-night-only citywide celebration of the cosmos! Join your friends and neighbors to stare at the stars, contemplate the constellations, and be amazed by astronomy—right in your own backyard. Local astronomers will bring dozens of telescopes to more than 20 stargazing sites across the region to educate and inspire us all to better understand our universe.
Each location of the citywide star party is free and no advanced registration is required. Details and specific times for each location can be found here: http://bit.ly/2Hpdxer
Citywide Star Party Locations:
Awbury Arboretum, 1 Awbury Road, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19138. 6 pm - 10 pm
Battleship New Jersey Museum and Memorial, 100 Clinton Street Camden, New Jersey, 08103. 7 pm - 10 pm
Bucks County Community College, 1304 Veteran Hwy, Bristol, Pennsylvania, 19007. 7:30 pm - 10 pm
The Dow Chemical Company, 400 Arcola Road, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, 19426. 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Esperanza College, 4261 North 5th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19140. 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Grumblethorpe Historic House & Garden, 5267 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19144. 7 pm - 10 pm
Haverford College, Strawbridge Observatory, 370 W. Lancaster Avenue, Lower Merion, Pennsylvania, 19041. 8 pm - 10 pm
Historic Fair Hill, 2901 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19133. 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Jay Cooke Middle School, 1300 West Louden Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19141. 7:30 pm - 10 pm
Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences, 8301 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19118. 6:30 pm - 10 pm
John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge, 8601 Lindbergh Boulevard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19153. 7:30 pm - 10 pm
Laurel Hill Cemetery, 3822 Ridge Avenue (Depart from Laurel Hill Cemetery Gatehouse Entrance), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19132. 7:30 pm - 10 pm
The Lenfest Center, 3890 N. 10th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19140. 7:30 pm - 10 pm
MaST Community Charter School, 1800 Byberry Rd., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , 19116. 7 pm - 9:30 pm
Riverbend Environmental Education Center, 1950 Spring Mill Road, Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, 19035. 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Rowan College at Burlington County, 900 College Circle, Mount Laurel, New Jersey, 08054. 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Rowan University Science Hall Edelman Planetarium, 201 Mullica Hill Road, Glassboro, New Jersey, 08028. 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Schuylkill Banks, Schuylkill Banks Trail at Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19103. 7:30 pm - 10 pm
South Philadelphia Community Health and Literacy Center, 1701 South 15th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19145. 7 pm - 9:30 pm
Thomas Jefferson University, Lubert Plaza (At the corner of 10th and Locust Streets), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107. 7:30 pm - 10 pm
Timber Creek Dog Park, Chews Landing Road & Taylor Avenue, Blackwood, New Jersey, 08012, 6:30 pm - 10 pm
West Oak Lane Branch Library, 2000 E. Washington Lane, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19138. 7 pm - 10 pm
William Tennent High School Planetarium, 333 Centennial Road, Warminster, Pennsylvania, 18974. 6 pm - 10 pm
The Woodlands, 4000 Woodland Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104. 7:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Wyck Historic House, Garden, and Farm, 6026 Germantown Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19144. 7 pm - 10 pm
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This event is part of the 2018 Philadelphia Science Festival, a nine-day long celebration of science happening at locations throughout the Philadelphia region from April 20, 2018 through April 28, 2018. Learn more: http://bit.ly/p-s-f