Astronomy

Bamber Valley Science Event

Bamber Valley Science Event

The Rochester Astronomy Club was invited to the Bamber Valley Science Event, geared towards second and third grade students. We set up several different kinds of telescopes to explain how they work and give students a chance to look through them. The weather was poor, 

Lunar Eclipse 2019

Lunar Eclipse 2019

The Rochester Astronomy Club organized a public viewing event for observing the 2019 lunar eclipse. The forecast was for brutally cold temps, so the club secured the Olmsted History Center with access to a warm building for thawing. The location has quite a bit of 

Public Night Sky Viewing 9/14/2018

Public Night Sky Viewing 9/14/2018

It was hot and cloudy all day, but the prediction was for the clouds to break by 9 pm, so we went forward with this months outreach event at the Watson Soccer Fields in Rochester, MN. It turned out to be the largest outreach event