ALFRED, N.Y. — Come join the hardy star gazers! Find the Winter Triangle – the best known cluster. The Pleiades, also called the Seven Sisters – Aldebaran the eye of Taurus the Bull riding the ecliptic highway – the lovely belt of pearls high above the equator seen from pole to pole – the red giant Betelgeuse – the Blue/White Rigel – The Mayan celestial hearthstone known to us as the great nebula in the sword of Orion.
Bring warm clothes, boots, binoculars, your sky apps and a curious mind to 4981 McAndrew’s Road, Alfred at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 17, if the sky is clear (if not, Wednesday, Jan. 18 or Thursday, Jan. 19). Double check by calling 607-587-8437. Moonrise on Tuesday is around 8 p.m. Venus is our evening star and if we are lucky, maybe we can spot Uranus! Please, no children under 12.
What: Star Gazing
When: January 17th (Tuesday)
Where: Wells Homestead ( 4981 McAndrew’s Road – Alfred – 14802)
Time: 7:00 pm
–Cornell University Cooperative Extension of Allegany
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