Southern Vermont Astronomy (SoVerA) will be hosting a four-part mini-series at the Whiting Library on four consecutive Fridays at the Whiting Library in Chester, Vermont starting March 24th. Each program will begin at 6PM. If the skies cooperate after any one of the presentations, binoculars and telescopes will be set up for the participating audience to observe some of the celestial wonders our Vermont skies provide. SoVerA members Rick Bates, Rick Hunter and Claudio Véliz will be providing a little of the intrigue astronomy inspires, while imparting some of the knowledge which can help us appreciate some of its mysterious aspects.Â
Rick Bates will be presenting an overview of the information which the ancients learned about the skies, and how this information was used in navigation. We will also discuss a variety of ancient legends, myths, and beliefs about the sun, the moon, the planets, and the constellations which early people saw every night when they looked upward.