TONIGHT - We celebrate International Observe the Moon Night with a special presentation by Galileo
and a celebration of NASA's 2026 launch of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope.
New England Sci-Tech often holds public telescope nights and planetarium shows in conjunction with Mass STEM Week and International Observe The Moon Week. Free and open to the public. RSVP required.
This year, 2026, International Observe the Moon Night falls on Saturday, September 19. Join us for a celebration of NASA's launch of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope and look at the moon through our large 12" diameter telescope!
In addition, Galileo Galilei**, an Italian astronomer, physicist, and engineer, will discuss (in English) his discovery of craters on the Moon and four moons around Jupiter. Very entertaining for children!
Registration required. Space is limited. No walk-ins permitted.
Program is for families with children in grades 1-8. NO additional siblings below grade 1 are permitted in the facility. No babies, no toddlers. Our insurance company will not allow it for safety reasons.
SCHEDULE:
5:30-6:00 PM - Greetings and Reception. Light refreshments served.
6:00-6:15 PM - ROMAN SPACE TELESCOPE presentation.
6:15-7:20 PM - GALILEO himself! Presentation in persona.
7:30-9:00 PM - Public Telescope Night outside on the terrace.
**Galileo (1564 – 1642), was an Italian astronomer, physicist, and engineer. He was born in Pisa, then part of the Duchy of Florence. Galileo has been called the father of observational astronomy, classical physics, the scientific method, and modern science.
He studied speed and velocity, gravity and free fall, the principle of relativity, inertia, projectile motion, and also worked in applied science and technology, describing the properties of the pendulum and hydrostatic balances. With an improved telescope he built, he observed the stars of the Milky Way, the phases of Venus, the four largest satellites of Jupiter, Saturn's rings, lunar craters, and sunspots.