Event
April 22, 2023
8:00 pm to 11:45 pm EDT
Location
Marble Springs State Historic Site 1220 W Governor John Sevier Hwy Knoxville, TN 37920
About this event
Join us and our friends from the University of Tennessee Physics Department on April 22nd from 8:00 PM to Midnight as we use our open green space to view the stars as a part of World Astronomy Month and Earth Day celebrations! This event coincides with the peak of the annual Lyrids Meteor Shower*. There will be talks given by grad students on the new images taken by the James Webb Telescope throughout the evening. So, bring your favorite lawn chair, a quilt, or even your own telescope as we celebrate our place on this little blueberry we call home!
Admission is free! Register for the event here.
*While the peak viewing time of this shower is around 5 AM at around 100 events per hour. Throughout the night, we still expect around 10 events per hour. Please be aware that meteor showers are based on predictions like the weather, so while we hope for the best, we may experience a very low meteor event.