Stargazing with Seattle Astronomical Society

How can technology help humans better understand nature? What is the relationship between scientific knowledge and aesthetic experience? Go stargazing with

The Seattle Astronomical Society, an independent, non-profit group of stargazers. Due to the need for a dark night sky, many of these meetings are outside the city in Seattle, but the Lakewood Playground meeting is right in Seattle (Columbia City) and the Paramount Park meeting is in nearby Shoreline. Some regular meetings are listed below; check the link for precise dates and/or check https://www.seattleastro.org/events for additional events.

Intro to the Night Sky and Telescopes (Woodinville) 7:00-11:00 PM on the first Friday of every month. This is a short lecture followed by guided outdoor stargazing (weather permitting).

The following meetings are meet-ups of amateur astronomers who bring their own telescopes and who encourage members of the public to come, look, and learn from them:

Lakewood Playground Star Party (Seattle) 5:30-11:00 PM, one Saturday a month
Paramount Park Stargazing (Shoreline) 7:00-11:00 PM, one Saturday a month
Snoqualmie Point Park Stargazing (North Bend) 6:30-11:30 PM, one Friday a month
Duvall Stargazing (Duvall) 7:00-11:50 PM, one Friday a month

For 25 points, send a photo of yourself at the event and write a 200-ish word response describing your experience. Consider how technology allows us to view nature differently, and how astronomical and human scales intersect.

Pairs well with: lessons on technology and myth, on “Objectivity Shock,” and our final week’s lecture on “ad astra”