Join us at MOAS and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University as we celebrate the wonders of astronomy and the night sky for Florida’s most exciting star party, sponsored by FPL.

Stop by MOAS for our Night Sky Festival as we peer through a wide variety of telescopes set up outside on the front entrance courtyard. We will enjoy the late winter and early spring sky as we observe Mercury, Jupiter, Leo, the Pleiades, the Orion Nebula, and much more. Throughout the evening, we will be performing live outdoor sky tours with green laser pointers, presenting astronomy programs in the Lohman Planetarium, and conducting hands-on activities around the Museum.

The outdoor portion of the MOAS Night Sky Festival is free and is weather permitting. Lohman Planetarium shows are free for members, $7.00 per show for non-members, $5.00 for children 17 and under.

Parking is limited. Planetarium shows have limited seating. Advanced Registration recommended:

7:00pm The Sky Tonight Live
8:00pm The Cosmos Live
9:00pm Edge of Darkness

Make sure to also include a trip to the nearby ERAU campus for their Astronomy Open House where you will find telescope tours, astronomy presentations, hands-on demonstrations, and have an opportunity to look through one of the largest publicly accessible telescopes in the southeastern United States. ERAU Public Lecture at 7 p.m. (Location: Willie Miller Auditorium at ERAU), with guest speaker Dr. Hal McAlister (Georgia State University). Observations from 8-11 p.m.