STAR PARTY! The Litchfield Hills Amateur Astronomy Club Celebrates 70 Years Under the Stars!

Saturday, October 17, 2026 Join us as our local astronomy club marks its 70th anniversary with an afternoon of history, discovery, and as evening descends, dinner and (weather permitting) stargazing for dessert! Enjoy presentations on the club’s remarkable legacy, a tribute to the life and work of E. Dorrit Hoffleit, for whom the observatory is named, and much more. We look forward to celebrating seven decades of astronomy, community, and wonder with you! Limited to 50 participants.  Registration opens soon. 4:00 p.m., A. B. Ceder Room, Free …donations will be accepted to help defray the Conservation Center’s programming expenses.