Summer Solstice at the UMass (Amherst) Sunwheel

[Bill McBlueState]

Just a non-political announcement for the Western Mass crowd.

I'll be leading sunrise gatherings at the UMass Sunwheel in Amherst on June 20 and 21 to mark the summer solstice. You can come in the evening, too, but then you won't have the pleasure of learning about the solstice from a fellow DUer. :)

Summer Solstice at the UMass Sunwheel

SUNWHEEL EVENTS & SKYWATCHING -- SUMMER 2008

1) SUMMER SOLSTICE SUNRISE & SUNSET GATHERINGS
at the U.MASS. SUNWHEEL--
June 20 & 21, Friday & Saturday
5:00 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. EDT both days
For more information see:
http://www.astro.umass.edu/~young/gatherinfo.html and
http://www.umass.edu/sunwheel

2) SOUTHERNMOST MOON of JUNE -- June 18-19 (~Full Moon near solstice)
Moonrise at ~9:00 p.m. June 18
Transit @ 1:15 a.m. June 19 -- Moon low in South
Moonset at ~5:30 a.m.
For more information see:
http://www.umass.edu/sunwheel/pages/moonteaching.html
http://www.astro.umass.edu/~young/moonwatch.html

3) TEACHERS -- earn certificates of participation when
you attend the seasonal sunrise and sunset gatherings at
the Sunwheel. For more information, see:
http://www.astro.umass.edu/~young/pdp.html