50th Anniversary of the Lunar Landing

Event Date: 
Saturday, July 20, 2019
Event Time: 
6:30pm - 9:30pm
Event Webpage: 
Skywatching Programs
Event Description: 

Join us in commemorating the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 landing on the Moon. Hands-on activities, telescope viewing, and more will be part of the evening festivities.  Check back for more details. Parking is at the St Martin’s field at Rt 355 and DeSellum Avenue.

Event Type: 
Citizen Science
Educational
Hands-on Activities
Lecture / Talk
Telescope Viewing
Open to the General Public?: 
Yes
Topic: 
Apollo 50th Anniversaries,  Astronomy,  Earth's Moon,  Human Exploration and Operations
Mission: 
Apollo 11,  Apollo Program
Event Location: 

Observatory Park

100 DeSellum Avenue
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20877
United States
Additional Comments: 
Some of the Gaithersburg Community Museum's skywatching and educational programs are supported by The Explore Science: Earth & Space project. The Explore Science: Earth & Space 2019 toolkit is developed and distributed by the National Informal STEM Education Network (NISE Network). www.nisenet.org This material is based on work supported by NASA under cooperative agreement award numbers NNX16AC67A and 80NSSC18M0061. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).