MOAS Night Sky Festival

Event Description

Join us at MOAS and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University as we celebrate the wonders of astronomy and the night sky for Florida’s most exciting star party.

Stop by MOAS for our Night Sky Festival as we peer through a wide variety of telescopes set up outside on the front entrance courtyard. The autumnal equinox sky is in full view as we observe the half Moon, Saturn, The Summer Triangle, and much more. Throughout the evening, we will be performing live outdoor sky tours with green laser pointers, presenting astronomy programs in the Lohman Planetarium, and conducting hands-on activities around the Museum.

Make sure to also include a trip to the nearby ERAU campus for their Astronomy Open House where you will find telescope tours, astronomy presentations, hands-on demonstrations, and have an opportunity to look through one of the largest publicly accessible telescopes in the southeastern United States. Check ERAU’s website for more information about this event: https://observatory.db.erau.edu.

The outdoor portion of the MOAS Night Sky Festival is free and is weather permitting. 

Parking is limited. Planetarium shows have limited seating and are first-come, first-served. 

This program partnership brings together the primary astronomy and space education facilities in the Daytona Beach area, highlighting the ERAU Observatory and MOAS Lohman Planetarium. 

The outdoor portion of the event is free. Planetarium shows are free for members, $5.00 for non-members, and free for children 5 and under. 

Schedule:

7:00pm Live "The Sky Tonight" Show Click to register online for "The Sky Tonight"

8:00pm Live “Flight Through the Solar System” Show Click to register online for "Flight Through the Solar System"

9:00pm Big Astronomy Show Click to register online for "Big Astronomy"

*Update: NEW SHOW ADDED -In Big Astronomy: People, Places, Discoveries , journey to three world-class observatories in Chile’s rugged Andes Mountains and arid Atacama Desert—remote, extreme regions that happen to have the perfect conditions for astronomical research. Along the way, you’ll meet an inspiring cast of astronomers, engineers, technicians, and support staff who keep these mega-machines running.