An Introduction to Backyard Astronomy

13800 Tamiami Trail,North Port FL 34287

18 November, 2022

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Did you know you can see a galaxy 2 million light-years away with your naked eye? Craters on the Moon with binoculars? Hundreds of star clusters, nebulae and colorful double stars with a small telescope? Join local astronomer Will Smith in an introduction to astronomy in your own backyard. Want to learn how to take pictures like this? Please join us for an Introduction to Backyard Astronomy with Will Smith! Will Smith is a local astronomer and naturalist with a talent for taking stunning pictures of the Florida sky. He worked at the Fernbank Science Center in Atlanta for 50 years, and as staff astronomer Will organized outreach programs and observatory public nights. Will shares his celestial photography on the app Nextdoor, inspiring countless others to look up and tune in to the beauty of our world. He took the pictures you see in this post!