{"id":133800,"date":"2024-08-16T21:45:32","date_gmt":"2024-08-17T01:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=133800"},"modified":"2024-08-16T21:48:08","modified_gmt":"2024-08-17T01:48:08","slug":"northampton-county-parks-and-recreation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=133800","title":{"rendered":"Northampton County Parks and Recreation Free Stargazing Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Northampton County Parks and Recreation Division will sponsor a stargazing program on Friday, August 30th, at Lake Minsi Park (West Shore Parking at 33 Blue Mountain Drive, Bangor, PA 18013). The event will take place from 8:30 PM \u2013 9:30 PM.<\/p>\n<p>Join Dr. David Buckley, Professor of Physics and Resident Astronomer at East Stroudsburg University, for telescopic views of Saturn and its rings. Depending on the night\u2019s sky conditions, attendees may also view the great Hercules Star Cluster and the Ring Nebula. The group will also learn about the constellations Scorpius, Sagittarius, Cygnus the Swan, Lyra the Harp, the Big Dipper, the North Star, Cassiopeia, and Pegasus.<\/p>\n<p>This program is recommended for adults and children six years and older. Dress to be outside at night and bring a lawn chair or blanket, binoculars, and a flashlight for use after the program when returning to your car.<\/p>\n<p>This program is free of charge; however, registration is required. To register, please visit:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wo6djquab.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=0017K1jLCdk-Yzd3dHkkAApaKE_9oNYCkqzcX2dHYT1GidKCnK7zwHg10wusiCLzi7W5DYabqh6tX9FMbsgjeXHeWWh9ykCt8Tw9AW8YWuJzrAV_BadaJ4zVeielT2acrewVRKg8eIM37NjnWYCp4wZ5JWMyVUDDL5GPrXEB6dSwzOoCYfEeH8EqAFdb0d3BT-5&amp;c=0POYKj44dljEL8L_i-cuxFW-kQZKKKOeBx3fX99_Lap3l3EjvWuvUQ==&amp;ch=cxb6rMEsxmRvlDRRFkcYXMvxYkmu-KrhOkkZg30Q_j79w8i_24wsqg==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/wo6djquab.cc.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f%3D0017K1jLCdk-Yzd3dHkkAApaKE_9oNYCkqzcX2dHYT1GidKCnK7zwHg10wusiCLzi7W5DYabqh6tX9FMbsgjeXHeWWh9ykCt8Tw9AW8YWuJzrAV_BadaJ4zVeielT2acrewVRKg8eIM37NjnWYCp4wZ5JWMyVUDDL5GPrXEB6dSwzOoCYfEeH8EqAFdb0d3BT-5%26c%3D0POYKj44dljEL8L_i-cuxFW-kQZKKKOeBx3fX99_Lap3l3EjvWuvUQ%3D%3D%26ch%3Dcxb6rMEsxmRvlDRRFkcYXMvxYkmu-KrhOkkZg30Q_j79w8i_24wsqg%3D%3D&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1723900925829000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3qkR3FArianyNyBVnryQM0\">https:\/\/norcoparks.recdesk.<wbr \/>com\/Community\/Calendar<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please note that this program depends on weather and sky conditions and will be canceled in inclement weather or overcast skies. Registered participants will be notified in the afternoon of August 30\u00a0only\u00a0if the program is canceled.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nCounty of Northampton<br \/>\n669 Washington Street<br \/>\nEaston, PA 18042<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.northamptoncounty.org\/\">https:\/\/www.northamptoncounty.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Northampton County Parks and Recreation Division will sponsor a stargazing program on Friday, August 30th, at Lake Minsi Park (West Shore Parking at 33 Blue Mountain Drive, Bangor, PA &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=133800\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Northampton County Parks and Recreation Free Stargazing Program<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":122147,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[69,5738,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-133800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley","category-northampton-county","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/NC-Northampton.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133800"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=133800"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133800\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/122147"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=133800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=133800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=133800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}