Don't forget: Virtual Super Stellar Friday is Tonight, June 5, at 7 PM!
PANORAMA SHOWING BOTH THE SUN AND THE MOON AROUND THE JUNE SOLSTICE IN SOUTH NEW BRIGHTON'S BEACH, NEW ZEALAND (IMAGE CREDIT: WIKIMEDIA COMMONS/MICHAL KLAJBAN)
Join Discovery Center Educator and Astronomy Instructor Dave McDonald tonight, June 5, 2020, at 7:00 PM, as he reveals answers to the most asked questions about the Summer Solstice in a live Zoom presentation: Unveiling the Mysteries of the Solstice.
What is the meaning of the solstice and why is it relevant?
What causes the solstice and how does it change over the years?
Why are there two of them?
At what moment will it happen this year?
Does anything mysterious happen on that day?
How is the solstice related to constellations of the zodiac and to the tropics?
These questions and more will be answered at tonight’s first-ever VIRTUAL Super Stellar Friday!
How to Participate
Pre-registration is required to enter the webinar. Click here for the registration link.
Submit your questions about the solstice before the event, so Dave can address them in the Q & A.
This event is free, but donations are welcome!
IMAGE COURTESY NEW HAMPSHIRE ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
David McDonald, M.Ed., has been passionate about astronomy since he was in middle school. Dave has previously been the Director of Education at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center for ten years. He has instructed astronomy classes at Granite State College, NHTI, Plymouth State University Graduate School, and currently at Belmont High School.
