Dark Skies Program April 9, 2026

Second program added!

• BREAKING NEWS: The Dark Skies program on April 9, 2026 at 7:30 pm has completely filled up!!!  As a result a second program has been added at 6:15 pm.  

• Register at www.northpenncep.org

International Dark Sky Week 2026

• This year Internation Dark sky Week will be April 13-20, 2026.

• The borough of Lansdale will once again be participating in this awesome event.

• Join us in the planetarium the week before for our Dark Skies program to learn how light pollution affects how we see the night sky around us.  We will take a look at the current night sky, highlighting the major celestial objects that we can currently see, while also noting how light pollution changes what objects we can see with our eyes.

• This program is free, but registration is required as we have limited seating.  You can register at the following link: www.northpenncep.org

• Clear Skies!

Artemis II

• A series of techinical glitches have lead to the Artemis II launch being delayed until April.  Check out the below links to get updates on the current status of the mission.

• To learn more about this mission and to participate in a unique opportunity to be part of this historic event, please click on the following link to the NASA website:

https://www3.nasa.gov/send-your-name-with-artemis/

• To get the latest news on the the Artemis launch, check out the NASA website here:

https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/artemis/

CLEAR SKIES!