RACC Seminar: “Why Stargazing Is So Special,” by John Goss – December 8, 2021, 7 PM

In this Solstice season, learn about stargazing from John Jardine Goss on Wednesday, December 8 at 7 p.m. in a Zoom seminar sponsored by the Rockbridge Area Conservation Council. The event is free and open to all. Pre-registration at www.rockbridgeconservation.org is required to receive the Zoom link.

Mr. Goss is author of “Exploring the Starry Realm” and “Carpe Lunam,” as well as current president of the Roanoke Valley Astronomical Society and past president of the Astronomical League, the nation’s largest federation of astronomical societies with over 21,000 members. Mr. Goss writes a monthly stargazing column, Roanoke Skies, for the Roanoke Times, and a bimonthly column, Skywatch, for Blue Ridge Country magazine. He also has contributed to Sky and Telescope magazine, the IDA Nightscape, the Astronomical League’s Reflector magazine, and the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada’s Observer’s Handbook.