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Stargazing at Widewater!
November 27, 2021 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Where
Widewater State Park, 101 Widewater State Park Road, Stafford, VA 22554.
Field behind the Gravel Parking Lot
Come see Widewater when the sun goes down. Join the Northern Virginia Astronomy Club and use their telescopes to see the stars. Visitors can expect to see view celestial objects through telescopes like planets, star clusters, and nebulae. Come dressed appropriately for the weather. Feel free to bring your own chairs or blankets to sit on, as well as your own telescope or binoculars for viewing.
For lighting, visitors should use red headlamps or flashlights covered with red cellophane wrapping. The park will have some red cellophane to share.
For questions or more information, please call 540-288-1400.
