The nighttime sky is truly a wonder to behold. April 20-26 is International Dark Sky Week. We are lucky that Wellsboro is just a short drive from Cherry Springs State Park, which has some of the darkest skies on the East Coast. In June, of 2007 Cherry Springs was named an International Dark Sky Park by the International Dark-Sky Association.
There are regular stargazing and educational programs for the public at the park. Many stargazers think they need a lot of expensive equipment, but you can get started with a simple pair of binoculars. If you are just getting interested in astronomy, you might want to consider reading Binocular Stargazing by Mike D. Reynolds.
Backyard astronomy can be easy and fun. I'm going to make myself a big bowl of popcorn, drag my Barcalounger into the backyard and catch a FREE midnight show…
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