Meteor Shower December 15th

  Weather permitting, join us outside

 for a chance to spot meteors 

during the Geminids meteor shower. 

Wallops Visitor Center Events and Programs - NASA

Summer Series At Wallops

Astronomy & Night Sky Summer Series

Save the Dates: July 14, July 21, and August 12

 Astronomy Summer Series

The NASA Wallops Flight Facility Visitor Center and its 

partner the Delmarva Space Sciences Foundation, will 

kick-off the Astronomy and Night Sky Summer Series at 

Assateague Island, Virginia starting Thursday, July 14.

Each event will begin with an Astronomy 101 

presentation at the Chincoteague National Wildlife 

Refuge Herbert H. Bateman Education Center Auditorium

 at 7:30 p.m. followed by night sky observations through 

telescopes and binoculars located at the north end of 

beach parking lot #1.

Discover the night sky through observations of Saturn, 

Jupiter, Mars, Earth’s Moon, clusters and galaxies. The 

series will continue on Thursday, July 21 and Friday,

 August 12. The Perseid meteor shower will be the focus 

of the event on August 12 when it is at its peak.

This series is a collaboration between Assateague Island

 National Seashore, Chincoteague National Wildlife

 Refuge, Delmarva Space Sciences Foundation, and the

 NASA Wallops Flight Facility Visitor Center.

The event is free and open to the public. The Astronomy 

101 presentation will occur regardless of weather,

 however, the telescope viewing is subject to 

cancellation due to inclement weather. Park entrance 

fees apply.

Astronomy Program At Wallops

Winter Astronomy Series  

Lagoon Nebula

Credits: Mike Potter

February 19, and March 18

7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

The NASA Wallops Flight Facility Visitor Center will continue the Astronomy and Night Sky Winter Series on Friday, February 19 from 7 – 10 p.m.

During each event, participants will have the opportunity to take part in a variety of activities that include an Astronomy 101 presentation, astronomy-themed movies, and hands-on activities and crafts. The Delmarva Space Sciences Foundation will be on-site to provide expertise and high-powered telescope views of objects in the winter night sky.

The event, which is free and open to the public, will occur regardless of weather, however, telescope viewing is subject to cancellation due to inclement weather. 

International Observe the Moon Night at the Wallops Visitors Center Sept. 22. 2012

WALLOPS ISLAND, VA--In celebration of International Observe the Moon Night, NASA's Wallops Flight Facility, in partnership with the Sussex County Astronomy Society, is sponsoring a free, public event from 6:30 to 10 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 22, at the NASA Visitor Center.

The all-ages event will kick-off with children's activities and interactive exhibits. At 7 p.m., Doug Voss, Wallops program manager, will give an overview of the Lunar Atmosphere and Dust Environment Explorer (LADEE) mission, scheduled to launch from Wallops in summer 2013. At dusk, telescopes are available on the Visitor Center observation deck for viewing the moon, stars, and other objects in the night sky.

This year's event is dedicated to astronaut Neil Armstrong; to honor the wishes of the Armstrong family, attendees will be encouraged to wink at the moon. Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, passed away Aug. 25.

Information on the NASA Visitor Center is available on the Internet at: http://sites.wff.nasa.gov/wvc

Information on International Observe the Moon Night is available at: http://observethemoonnight.org

Information on the Sussex County Astronomy Society is available at: http://www.sussexastronomy.com