All ages are invited to our rooftop this Friday, Oct. 20 from 7- 9:30 pm to view the Moon and other celestial objects such as Jupiter and Saturn through a multitude of different telescopes provided by the Madison Astronomical Society.

The evening will also feature fun learning activities for kids with educational games and prizes, and short kid friendly presentations about the solar eclipse and sky conditions. In the event of rain or cloud cover, the activities, presentations and games will be moved inside.

Program Highlights:

• Live Telescope Feed–Madison Astronomical Society will have 15 telescopes on the rooftop to view the moon and explore other celestial objects (weather permitting).

• Kids’ Fun Zone– There will be lots of fun educational games and activities including rocket ship origami, space bingo, a galaxy toss, constellation geoboard and more with special prizes!

• Total Solar Eclipse and Delights of the Night Sky Presentations– Learn about the upcoming total solar eclipse of April 2024 from Jim Lattis of UW Space Place and Frank Ranallo of UW Department of Medical Physics will discuss the delights of the night sky.

The event is free but tickets are required. Register at mononaterrace.com. Moon Over Monona Terrace is sponsored by the Madison Astronomical Society.