Astronomy Night at NASA Wallops Island

The NASA Wallops Flight Facility Visitor Center will be having it’s second “Astronomy and Night Sky Winter Series” this week.

The event will take place on Friday, February 19 from 7 to 10 PM where participants will be able to sit through an Astronomy 101 presentation, watch astronomy-themed movies, and do hands-on activities and crafts. There will also be experts from the Delmarva Space Sciences Foundation to provide their expertise and high-powered telescope views of the winter night sky.

Admission is free to this event and is open to the public. The NASA Visitor Center, located on Va. Rt. 175 about six miles from U. S. Route 13 and five miles from Chincoteague, is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 AM to 4 PM.

For more information about Astronomy Night or the Visitor Center, you can call 757-824-1344 or visit: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/wallops/visitorcenter