Manheim Township Astronomy

Major progress on the observatory deck today thanks to the help from Mr. Bair and the Wood family! The deck is now complete and we are on to the next step of getting the fence in place! After the fence? TELESCOPE EQUIPMENT!!!!!

Need help finding your way around the night sky? Just bought a telescope and don't know how to use it? Check out this video from astronomy club advisor Mr. Farina on how to locate one of the best telescopic objects of the Fall/Winter, the Orion Nebula!

With our planetarium fundraiser event being cancelled last year and with the likelyhood of a show this year being very unlikely, please consider supporting our ...club through your participation in this fundraiser . MT astronomy Club is participating in a fundraiser with many other MT Athletics/Clubs for the sale of tee-shirts with the TOWNSHIP WIT Logo. Purchase with Astronomy in the drop-down menu to support MT Astronomy Club! Sincerely- Mr. Farina

The Perseid meteor shower, an annual celestial event beloved by millions of skywatchers around the world, is about to make its annual return to the night sky. I...t’s predicted to reach its peak late on the night of Tuesday, August 11th, and early on Wednesday, August 12th. https://buff.ly/3gAgRFU See more

Great illustration to find comet NEOWISE!

Check out Mr. Farina's new video on how to find M8 The Lagoon Nebula!

First ever comet image. I woke up this morning and shot this image of Comet NEOWISE. I am pretty happy how it turned out! I am going to try again on Tuesday or Wednesday morning. Details on the image capture and post processing below.... - Mr. Farina

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A few shots from when I was last at Kennedy and Cape Canaveral in 2010. My amazing wife allowed this to be part of our Honeymoon! Have you ever been to Kennedy... or any other NASA location? Have you ever witnessed a Launch? What was your first memory of human spaceflight?

Join Mr. Farina LIVE to witness this upcoming historic event. The launch of these two astronauts from US soil on the FIRST ever commercial spacecraft. This truly is the Dawn of a New Space Age.

Check out this LIVE stream of the moon by Deep Sky Dude. Tell them Dave Farina sent you!

Check out Mr. Farina's most recent how-to video to find deep sky object M44- The Beehive Cluster!

Want to learn more about Astronomy but can't make it to the planetarium or the observatory? Check out Mr. Farina's website and YouTube Channel!