HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY Department of Physics and Astronomy presents

Stars on Sundays

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Hofstra University's "Stars on Sundays" series allows participants to use telescopes for star-gazing while learning about the universe from college astronomers.

FREE out-of-this-world event

Hofstra invites kids of all ages to view, Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, Venus, star clusters, nebulae, and double stars with telescopes from the Hofstra Observatory, 4th floor, Berliner Hall, California Ave. & Huntington Place, S. of Hempstead Turnpike. Program begins with a short lecture in room 117.

Please select a date to register to attend:

• CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER - February 3, 6 - 8 pm
• April 7, 8 - 10 pm
• May 5, 8 - 10 pm
  Unfortunately, due to the space requirements (fire regulations) the May 5th program is limited to the people who have already registered.

GPS: 826 Huntington Pl
Uniondale, NY 11553
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Music and Astronomy Under the Stars

Bringing Astronomy to the Public
Free Star-gazing at Music Concerts and Festivals

Dr. Donald Lubowich, Coordinator of the Astronomy Outreach Program at Hofstra University, will give concertgoers a spectacular glimpse of the heavens. This NASA–sponsored program will include observations of the Sun prior to the concerts and the Moon, planets, multi-colored double stars, star clusters, and nebulae at intermission and after the concerts – combined with videos, posters, hands-on-activities, and the sounds of the Sun The Amateur Observers' Society of New York is a partner with this program.

June 23 –Long Island Caribbean American International Festival, Eisenhower Park Lakeside Theatre, East Meadow, NY, 7:30 pm.  See the Sun, Moon, Mars, Saturn, multi-colored double stars, star clusters, and nebulae with telescopes. www.nassaucountyny.gov/agencies/Parks/2012SummerSchedule.html 

July 14 – The Long Island Philharmonic, Heckscher State Park, East Islip, NY, 8 pm. See the Sun, Moon, Saturn, multi-colored double stars, star clusters, and nebulae with telescopes. www.islipartscouncil.org 

July 24 – Jonny Cash Tribute band, Echo Park, West Hempstead, NY, 8 pm. See the Sun, Moon, Mars, Saturn, multi-colored double stars, star clusters, and nebulae with telescopes.   http://toh.li/activities/performing-arts-and-concerts

July 28 – Ellsworth W. Allen Town Park, Farmingdale. NY, 8 pm. See the Sun, Saturn, multi-colored double stars, star clusters, and nebulae with telescopes – and hear the sounds of the Sun.  www.oysterbaytown.com 

July 31 – Ravinia Music Festival, Highland Park IL, Chicago Symphony Orchestra,  The Planets by Gustav Holst with the Adler Planetarium images and animations coordinated  to the music.  See the Sun, Moon, Saturn, multi-colored double stars, star clusters, and nebulae with telescopes.  The Adler Planetarium, Chicago Astronomical Society, Northwest Suburban Astronomer, and Skokie Valley Astronomers will assist with this program. The Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics and Science in Society at Northwestern University and the The Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics at the University of Chicago will be on hand to present exciting demonstrations and activities, and to answer questions about careers in science, celestial objects and events, and the latest astronomical discoveries. www.ravinia.org     

August 24  (rain/cloud date August 25) – The Glimmer Twins - a Tribute to the Rolling Stones, Central Mall boardwalk band shell, Jones Beach State Park, Wantagh, NY, 7:30 pm. See the Sun, Moon, Saturn, multi-colored double stars, star clusters, and nebulae with telescopes. www.nysparks.state.ny.us

October 26 (rain/cloud date Oct. 27) – Spooky Walk nighttime Halloween fright garden, Clark Garden, Albertson, NY,  6- 9 pm. (tentative) See the Sun, Jupiter, multi-colored double stars, star clusters, and nebulae with telescopes. www.northhempstead.com    

Over the past thee years, Hofstra’s Astronomy Outreach Program has also brought the wonder of star-gazing to hundreds of children and adults at Long Island schools, hospitals, non-for-profit groups, parks, beaches. In 2009,the program, under the direction of Donald Lubowich, Ph.D., will expand its offerings with the help of a $308,000 NASA grant, bringing telescopes to Long Island parks and beaches to encourage interest in astronomy. This is the third consecutive year that the program has been awarded a NASA grant.

Read more about the grant.

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Contact Us

Astronomy Outreach
Program Coordinator
Donald Lubowich
Email | Phone: (516) 463-2231