Hello and welcome to John Glenn Astronomy Park Program Reservation System! Program availability is based on the number of parking spaces that we have available. Currently, our limit is 70 cars. However, you may bring as many people with as you can fit in your car!
In order to keep things safe and fun, we require that you reserve your spot ahead of time. Please look through the available programs and choose the one that best fits your schedule. Please note that programs are weather dependent. We will send out an e-mail by noon on the day that a program is cancelled. So, be sure to watch for it if the weather looks cloudy.
We will occasionally add additional programs if there are interesting celestial events (comets, meteor showers, novae etc,.), so watch this space.
Before you come be sure to download the JGAP app. Our app, the JGApp, teaches you about the many features of our plaza, and how to use them to appreciate the movement of the Sun and Earth, the position of the stars, and the scale of the bodies in our solar system.
See you at JGAP!
In order to keep things safe and fun, we require that you reserve your spot ahead of time. Please look through the available programs and choose the one that best fits your schedule. Please note that programs are weather dependent. We will send out an e-mail by noon on the day that a program is cancelled. So, be sure to watch for it if the weather looks cloudy.
We will occasionally add additional programs if there are interesting celestial events (comets, meteor showers, novae etc,.), so watch this space.
Before you come be sure to download the JGAP app. Our app, the JGApp, teaches you about the many features of our plaza, and how to use them to appreciate the movement of the Sun and Earth, the position of the stars, and the scale of the bodies in our solar system.
See you at JGAP!
Spooky Skies: 6:30 PM
(54 spots left)
Friday October 31st 2025
Spooky Skies Dragons, scorpions, skulls, murder and mayhem. Come hear about some of the spooky stuff different cultures have memorialized in nebulae shapes and star patterns of the heavens. Then we%u2019ll be looking at the bright moon and Saturn. 6:30 PM
Spooky Skies Dragons, scorpions, skulls, murder and mayhem. Come hear about some of the spooky stuff different cultures have memorialized in nebulae shapes and star patterns of the heavens. Then we%u2019ll be looking at the bright moon and Saturn. 6:30 PM
Spooky Skies: 6:30 PM
(41 spots left)
Saturday November 1st 2025
Spooky Skies Dragons, scorpions, skulls, murder and mayhem. Come hear about some of the spooky stuff different cultures have memorialized in nebulae shapes and star patterns of the heavens. Then we%u2019ll be looking at the bright moon and Saturn. 6:30 PM
Spooky Skies Dragons, scorpions, skulls, murder and mayhem. Come hear about some of the spooky stuff different cultures have memorialized in nebulae shapes and star patterns of the heavens. Then we%u2019ll be looking at the bright moon and Saturn. 6:30 PM
Pale Blue Dot: 5:30 PM EST
(57 spots left)
Friday November 7th 2025
Pale Blue Dot We will be gazing at Saturn and imaging what our world would look like from its vantage point, and beyond. The bright moon rises keeping us from having fully dark skies. 5:30 PM
Pale Blue Dot We will be gazing at Saturn and imaging what our world would look like from its vantage point, and beyond. The bright moon rises keeping us from having fully dark skies. 5:30 PM
Pale Blue Dot: 5:30 PM EST
(54 spots left)
Saturday November 8th 2025
Pale Blue Dot We will be gazing at Saturn and imaging what our world would look like from its vantage point, and beyond. The bright moon rises keeping us from having fully dark skies. 5:30 PM
Pale Blue Dot We will be gazing at Saturn and imaging what our world would look like from its vantage point, and beyond. The bright moon rises keeping us from having fully dark skies. 5:30 PM
Fall Galaxies: 5:30 PM
(58 spots left)
Friday November 14th 2025
With the Milky way rolling over to the west, our view of the cosmos looks into the vast intergalactic space beyond. We%u2019ll be taking a look at some of the galaxies there. 5:30 PM
With the Milky way rolling over to the west, our view of the cosmos looks into the vast intergalactic space beyond. We%u2019ll be taking a look at some of the galaxies there. 5:30 PM
Fall Galaxies: 5:30 PM
(52 spots left)
Saturday November 15th 2025
With the Milky way rolling over to the west, our view of the cosmos looks into the vast intergalactic space beyond. We%u2019ll be taking a look at some of the galaxies there. 5:30 PM
With the Milky way rolling over to the west, our view of the cosmos looks into the vast intergalactic space beyond. We%u2019ll be taking a look at some of the galaxies there. 5:30 PM
Greek Drama in the Fall Skies 5:30 PM
(62 spots left)
Friday November 21st 2025
Rising high in the northeast are a collection of constellations that tell the story of the vain queen Cassiopeia, her daughter Andromeda, Perseus, a flying horse and a sea monster. Also, Saturn%u2019s rings are almost invisible this week. This is the last weekend of programs in 2025. 5:30 PM.
Rising high in the northeast are a collection of constellations that tell the story of the vain queen Cassiopeia, her daughter Andromeda, Perseus, a flying horse and a sea monster. Also, Saturn%u2019s rings are almost invisible this week. This is the last weekend of programs in 2025. 5:30 PM.
Greek Drama in the Fall Skies. 5:30 PM
(64 spots left)
Saturday November 22nd 2025
Rising high in the northeast are a collection of constellations that tell the story of the vain queen Cassiopeia, her daughter Andromeda, Perseus, a flying horse and a sea monster. Also, Saturn%u2019s rings are almost invisible this week. This is the last weekend of programs in 2025. 5:30 PM.
Rising high in the northeast are a collection of constellations that tell the story of the vain queen Cassiopeia, her daughter Andromeda, Perseus, a flying horse and a sea monster. Also, Saturn%u2019s rings are almost invisible this week. This is the last weekend of programs in 2025. 5:30 PM.