Tuesday, October 22 from 6:30-8pm (Raindate: October 25). Cold Spring Park (1200 Beacon Street, Newton).

The open space of Newton is beautiful by day and by night! Join local amateur astronomer and dark-sky defender Kelly Beatty on a tour of the evening sky. He’ll provide us with some stargazing basics and show off some interesting sky sights through a small telescope. The sky that night will feature the bright planets Venus and Saturn, along with the Summer Triangle, Andromeda Galaxy, and the Milky Way! Bring your binoculars to enhance the experience and a dim, red-filtered flashlight if you have one. You must register for this limited-enrollment event in advance.

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Kelly Beatty has been explaining the science and wonder of astronomy to the public since 1974, when he joined the staff of Cambridge-based Sky & Telescope magazine. After 43 years of pounding the keyboard, he retired from full-time work in early 2018, but remains actively involved in many S&T articles, tours, and other projects. An award-winning writer and communicator, he holds a Bachelor’s degree from the California Institute of Technology and a Master’s degree in science journalism from Boston University. Kelly has been active in efforts to reduce light pollution for more than 30 years and presented “Darkness in Distress” for Newton Conservators in the fall of 2022. He is also author of a Newton Conservators’ newsletter article entitled “Darkness in Distress” in the summer of 2023.

This webinar is sponsored by the Newton Conservators.