Well, the warm weather is here finally! So exciting to have warm days, leaves and blossoms on the trees and a wave of very cool outdoor recreation programs for Durham. First up this week is our
Star Watch program at Old North Durham Park Friday night, April 10. As a part of the
North Carolina Science Festival, this sky gazing program is focusing on our solar system this year. In particular, we'll be looking at Jupiter and Venus Friday evening through North Carolina Central University's 10- and 12-inch telescopes and we'll have a solar system walk with crazy facts about our solar system. It's pretty amazing just how much we can see in the middle of Durham. When we were first scouting locations for the program, we were pleasantly at just how much we were able to view. Below are some images of last year's event--unfortunately, no night-time shots because, well, it was really dark and a flash would have interfered with night vision. If you're curious and would like more information about the night skies,
In-the-sky.org is a fun site to find what celestial events are happening on any given day.
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| Staff Testing a Telescope and Astronomy Binoculars |
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| Star Watch viewing station |
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| Diane and David Markoff of NCCU Mathematics and Physics |
Our second big event is our City Lakes Season Opening Party at Lake Michie this Saturday, April 11 from noon--3pm. Come try out canoes, kayaks, stand-up paddleboards (SUP's) and paddle bikes as well as fish from the banks for free on this day. We'll also have food and prizes from Dick's Sporting Goods. If you haven't been to Lake Michie or Little River lake you're missing some of Durham's most peaceful and beautiful natural resources. More information about the City Lakes can be found
here.
