Registration Opens February 11th, 2025

In learning about astronomy, Scouts study how activities in space affect our own planet and bear witness to the wonders of the night sky: the nebulae, or giant clouds of gas and dust where new stars are born; old stars dying and exploding; meteor showers and shooting stars; the moon, planets, and a dazzling array of stars.

The Villages Astronomy Club will be hosting this merit badge.  They will be bringing in telescopes for the scouts to use during the event.  

This event will be OUTSIDE and Inside- dress for the weather.

BSA Scouts and Adults are $10.00 each.  This will include, drinks, snacks, pizza, and desert during the event. 

Prerequisites:

Scouts to prepare in advance:  Requirements #4, 5b and 6a

Resources:

Requirement #4: https://in-the-sky.org/planisphere/pdfs/planisphere_30N_en.pdf

                         #5b: https://www.timeanddate.com/astronomy/night/

                         #6a: https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?p=Lunar+map&fr=mcafee&type=E210US1249G0&imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2Fy76YFPx.jpg#id=12&iurl=https%3A%2F%2Fc2.staticflickr.com%2F4%2F3678%2F10690740436_9a00fd0933_b.jpg&action=click