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.