Stargazing

Saturday, September 14 · 7 pm - 10:30 pm
Free: $2 per car parking

Come join Cantigny Park and the Naperville Astronomical Association (NAA) for a night out with the stars! View planets and stars through various telescopes and learn how to identify star constellations with the naked-eye.

Children will enjoy making their own Star Rings in the Visitors Center to take home. Viewing will take place on the Parade Field outside of the Visitors Center.

• 7-9 pm: Design Your Own Star Ring ● Visitors Center
• 7:30-8 pm: "Recognizing the constellations: a family-friendly presentation" ● Visitors Center Theater
• 8-8:30 pm: "Choosing Your First Telescope" ● Visitors Center Theater
• 7:30-10:30pm: Stargazing ● Parade Field

Highlights of the night will be Jupiter, the Moon, globular clusters, nebulae and galaxies.

Please bring a lawn chair or blanket.
The event will be held rain or shine.
The Cantigny Shop and Concessions will be available.
Bertie’s Coffee Shop will be closed.

For more information, please call Alicia Anderson at 630 260 8216