Star Party , at dusk- Cypress Comm. 68, across from Corral de Tierra. Call for reservations.
All events are free and open to the public.
Call the MIRA office, 883-1000, for more information and for Observatory Tour reservations. Workers high on the Astronomy Center building repair steel siding ripped off by high winds this Spring. At the same time, they strengthened the rest of the siding against future gusts. Construction Scheduled Thanks to generous gifts from the Weaver family in memory of Bette M. and William R. Weaver, along with a grant from the Marina Parks and Recreation Department and gifts from other Friends, enough funds have been collected to begin construction this summer on the Weaver student observatory, to be ready for visitors this fall. We will sail from San Juan, Puerto Rico for a seven-day cruise through the Virgin Islands.