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!
Happy B-Day John Glenn: 9:00 PM
(17 spots left)
Friday July 18th 2025
We%u2019ll be talking about the life and deeds of John Glenn, the Ohio native who became the first US astronaut to orbit the Earth. He was born on July 18, 1921. Afterwards we%u2019ll be learning the constellations from the sky itself under dark summer skies. Guitarist/Astronomer Brian May was born on July 19, rock on! 9:00 PM
We%u2019ll be talking about the life and deeds of John Glenn, the Ohio native who became the first US astronaut to orbit the Earth. He was born on July 18, 1921. Afterwards we%u2019ll be learning the constellations from the sky itself under dark summer skies. Guitarist/Astronomer Brian May was born on July 19, rock on! 9:00 PM
Happy B-Day: John Glenn (And Brian May): 9:00 PM
(29 spots left)
Saturday July 19th 2025
We%u2019ll be talking about the life and deeds of John Glenn, the Ohio native who became the first US astronaut to orbit the Earth. He was born on July 18, 1921. Afterwards we%u2019ll be learning the constellations from the sky itself under dark summer skies. Guitarist/Astronomer Brian May was born on July 19, rock on! 9:00 PM
We%u2019ll be talking about the life and deeds of John Glenn, the Ohio native who became the first US astronaut to orbit the Earth. He was born on July 18, 1921. Afterwards we%u2019ll be learning the constellations from the sky itself under dark summer skies. Guitarist/Astronomer Brian May was born on July 19, rock on! 9:00 PM
Our Home Galaxy: 8:45 PM
(18 spots left)
Friday July 25th 2025
Our Home Galaxy: The Milky Way: If you want to know what the Milky Way looks like close up, look around. We live in a great spinning, slightly warped, disk of stars, 100,000 light years across. Telescopic highlights on this moonless%u201Cdark sky%u201D weekend include: The Great Hercules Globular Cluster, The Ring Nebula, The Veil Nebula (the remnants of an exploding star) and M8 (a stellar nursery in which new stars are being born). 8:45 PM
Our Home Galaxy: The Milky Way: If you want to know what the Milky Way looks like close up, look around. We live in a great spinning, slightly warped, disk of stars, 100,000 light years across. Telescopic highlights on this moonless%u201Cdark sky%u201D weekend include: The Great Hercules Globular Cluster, The Ring Nebula, The Veil Nebula (the remnants of an exploding star) and M8 (a stellar nursery in which new stars are being born). 8:45 PM
Our Home Galaxy: 8:45 PM
(27 spots left)
Saturday July 26th 2025
Our Home Galaxy: The Milky Way: If you want to know what the Milky Way looks like close up, look around. We live in a great spinning, slightly warped, disk of stars, 100,000 light years across. Telescopic highlights on this moonless%u201Cdark sky%u201D weekend include: The Great Hercules Globular Cluster, The Ring Nebula, The Veil Nebula (the remnants of an exploding star) and M8 (a stellar nursery in which new stars are being born). 8:45 PM
Our Home Galaxy: The Milky Way: If you want to know what the Milky Way looks like close up, look around. We live in a great spinning, slightly warped, disk of stars, 100,000 light years across. Telescopic highlights on this moonless%u201Cdark sky%u201D weekend include: The Great Hercules Globular Cluster, The Ring Nebula, The Veil Nebula (the remnants of an exploding star) and M8 (a stellar nursery in which new stars are being born). 8:45 PM
The Half Moon and The Swan: 8:45 PM
(54 spots left)
Friday August 1st 2025
The Half Moon Hangs Low, the Swan Flies High: The first quarter moon is low over the souther horizon and sets behind the trees quite early. Those who stick around will see Cygnus the Swan flying along the Milky Way, and dotted with fascinating celestial objects: The %u201CBlinking%u201D planetary nebula (a dying star), Alberio (a lovely colorful pair of stars), and the curious Crescent Nebula (best seen in our big 28%u201D telescope.). 8:45 PM
The Half Moon Hangs Low, the Swan Flies High: The first quarter moon is low over the souther horizon and sets behind the trees quite early. Those who stick around will see Cygnus the Swan flying along the Milky Way, and dotted with fascinating celestial objects: The %u201CBlinking%u201D planetary nebula (a dying star), Alberio (a lovely colorful pair of stars), and the curious Crescent Nebula (best seen in our big 28%u201D telescope.). 8:45 PM
The Half Moon and The Swan: 8:45 PM
(58 spots left)
Saturday August 2nd 2025
The Half Moon Hangs Low, the Swan Flies High: The first quarter moon is low over the souther horizon and sets behind the trees quite early. Those who stick around will see Cygnus the Swan flying along the Milky Way, and dotted with fascinating celestial objects: The %u201CBlinking%u201D planetary nebula (a dying star), Alberio (a lovely colorful pair of stars), and the curious Crescent Nebula (best seen in our big 28%u201D telescope.). 8:45 PM
The Half Moon Hangs Low, the Swan Flies High: The first quarter moon is low over the souther horizon and sets behind the trees quite early. Those who stick around will see Cygnus the Swan flying along the Milky Way, and dotted with fascinating celestial objects: The %u201CBlinking%u201D planetary nebula (a dying star), Alberio (a lovely colorful pair of stars), and the curious Crescent Nebula (best seen in our big 28%u201D telescope.). 8:45 PM
Summer Moon: 8:30 PM
(56 spots left)
Friday August 8th 2025
Summer Moon: The brilliant Full Moon rises in the east at sundown drawing our attention. Come find out how gazing at the moon lets us see the ancient history of our own planet, the Earth. Also, come learn how deep time really goes. 8:30 PM
Summer Moon: The brilliant Full Moon rises in the east at sundown drawing our attention. Come find out how gazing at the moon lets us see the ancient history of our own planet, the Earth. Also, come learn how deep time really goes. 8:30 PM
Summer Moon: 8:30 PM
(51 spots left)
Saturday August 9th 2025
Summer Moon: The brilliant Full Moon rises in the east at sundown drawing our attention. Come find out how gazing at the moon lets us see the ancient history of our own planet, the Earth. Also, come learn how deep time really goes. 8:30 PM
Summer Moon: The brilliant Full Moon rises in the east at sundown drawing our attention. Come find out how gazing at the moon lets us see the ancient history of our own planet, the Earth. Also, come learn how deep time really goes. 8:30 PM