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[Jason B]

Please list all your December Outreach Events here. Thanks!


Fox Park Observatory will be open Dec 3, 10, and 17 for public observing from 7pm til Done.

[Charlie Hein]

Here are the current public outreach events for the South Florida Amateur Astronomers Association:

Saturday Public Observing Night
Date: Saturday, 12/3/2011
Time: 6:30 PM - 11:59 PM
Location: Fox Observatory, 16001 St Rd 84, Sunrise, FL 33326

MODS Solar Viewing
The Museum Of Discovery and Science and South Florida Amateur Astronomers Association invites you to participate at Santa's K'nex Workshop and enjoy safely, the view of the closest star to us, Helios, the Sun on white light filtered TELESCOPES. You're welcome to ask about Astronomy and telescopes, don't buy the wrong one for X'mas!
Dates: Saturday, 12/3/2011 - Sunday, 12/4/2011
Time: 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Museum of Discovery and Science, 401 SW 2nd St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312

Saturday Public Observing Night
Date: Saturday, 12/10/2011
Time: 6:30 PM - 11:59 PM
Location: Fox Observatory, 16001 St Rd 84, Sunrise, FL 33326

Winter Solstice Astonomical Viewing - West Regional Library
Celebrate the Winter Solstice with the South Florida Astronomers Association. Weather, timing and geographical location permiting, you might see The Sun, Moon, planets, stars etc. Curious about space? Feel free to ask us for more information.
Date: Monday, 12/12/2011
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: West Regional Library, 8601 W. Broward Blvd., Plantation, FL 33324

Winter Solstice Astonomical Viewing - Main Library
Celebrate the Winter Solstice with the South Florida Astronomers Association. Weather, timing and geographical location permiting, you might see The Sun, Moon, planets, stars etc. Curious about space? Feel free to ask us for more information.
Date: Tuesday, 12/13/2011
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: Main Library, 100 S. Andrews Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

Winter Solstice Astonomical Viewing - South Regional-Broward College Library
Celebrate the Winter Solstice with the South Florida Astronomers Association. Weather, timing and geographical location permiting, you might see The Sun, Moon, planets, stars etc. Curious about space? Feel free to ask us for more information.
Date: Wednesday, 12/14/2011
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: South Regional-Broward College Library, 7300 Pines Boulevard, Pembroke Pines, FL 33024

Winter Solstice Astonomical Viewing - Fern Forest Nature Center
Celebrate the Winter Solstice with the South Florida Astronomers Association. Weather, timing and geographical location permiting, you might see The Sun, Moon, planets, stars etc. Curious about space? Feel free to ask us for more information.
Date: Friday, 12/16/2011
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: Fern Forest, 201 Lyons Rd. South, Coconut Creek, FL 33063

Saturday Public Observing Night
Date: Saturday, 12/17/2011
Time: 6:30 PM - 11:59 PM
Location: Fox Observatory, 16001 St Rd 84, Sunrise, FL 33326

Saturday Public Observing Night
Date: Saturday, 12/24/2011
Time: 6:30 PM - 11:59 PM
Location: Fox Observatory, 16001 St Rd 84, Sunrise, FL 33326

Saturday Public Observing Night
Date: Saturday, 12/31/2011
Time: 6:30 PM - 11:59 PM
Location: Fox Observatory, 16001 St Rd 84, Sunrise, FL 33326

[tedbnh]

The New Hampshire Astronomical Society participated for the first time in First Night celebrations in Portsmouth with telescopes "in the street". Streets were closed, the town was packed and many hundreds of people enjoyed views of Jupiter, the first quarter Moon, Pleiades, etc. Fog was a problem for several hours in the early evening but eventually skies cleared. Another local club, Gloucester, Mass. did the same in their town's First Night celebration and were similarly rewarded with many appreciative comments.