Stargazing at Blouberg

Until: 18 April 2015 at 00:00 AM

Location: Blouberg Nature Reserve

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The Soutpansberg Astronomy Club (SAC) and Friends of Blouberg invite residents for a weekend of stargazing at the Blouberg Nature Reserve on 17 and 18 April.

Two of the solar system’s giant gas planets will be visible, with Jupiter first up, followed by Saturn. The first part of the evening will see the constellation of Orion setting in the west, with the constellation Scorpius rising on the opposite side. “The region between these two constellations is filled with stellar delights, from open and globular clusters of stars and bright nebulae to galaxies and contrasting and colourful double stars,” says Mr Kos Coronaios of the SAC. Two 10-inch telescopes will be available with views of some of these deep-sky objects projected onto a big screen.

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