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, sponsored by FPL.

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 autumn sky is in full view as we observe the full Moon, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, the fall constellations, 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.

The outdoor portion of the MOAS Night Sky Festival is free and is weather permitting. Lohman Planetarium shows are free for members, $7.00 per show for non-members, $5.00 for children 17 and under.

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

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 the Live "Flight Through the Solar System" Show

9:00pm Fright Light Laser Show Click to register online for the Fright Light Laser Show

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. Save-the-Date for the next scheduled Astronomy Open House event at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University on Friday, November 15, with special guest speaker Dr. Stephanie LaMassa (Space Telescope Science Institute), discussing the "Galaxies From JWST". Check ERAU’s website for more information about this event: https://bit.ly/ERAUastronomy_openhouse