April SUNdays in the Parklands is a fun program put on by the Louisville Astronomical Society. On Sundays in April, members of the Louisville Astronomical Society will be at different sections of The Parklands from 1-3pm. Visitors can talk with a member of LAS, view the sun with one of their telescopes and learn about upcoming programs.
When we visited Beckley Creek Park in 2017, we learned how to make a shoe box solar viewer. We used the LAS telescope to view the sun that day and were told quick facts about it. Another neat viewing tool shown to us was a large piece of cork board with a piece of number 14 welder’s glass taped to it. The kids got a kick out of viewing the sun using all of the different instruments.
The Louisville Astronomical Society members are very passionate and love to educate everyone about the solar system. We love seeing them set up at different areas of town and how patient and giving they are with their time and resources. Definitely try to check out one of the remaining Sunday events and enjoy The Parklands as well.
April 22- Brown Forman Silo Center in Turkey Run Park
April 29- Cliffside Playground, Broad Run Park
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