Next Event:  Saturday, July 10, 2010, Starting at Sunset
(Second Saturday of the Month)
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At Frisco Commons Park, from Sunset until 10:30PM
Lots of Fantastic Telescopes for The Whole Family to Experience!
(solar telescopes periodically, prior to sunset)


(Additional Information on FaceBook Page)

Streaming Audio of "celestial music"
Current selection: Jean-Michel Jarre - "Equinoxe" (Track 4)



Stellarium is a free open source planetarium for your computer.
(For MAC, LINUX, & MSWindows)


More Info & Map to Event
Texas Astronomical Society of Dallas
Sky & Telescope Magazine
Astronomy Magazine
NASA - Exploring the Universe
City of Frisco Parks & Recreation


Astonomical & Science Data and News
The Helix Nebula, NGC-7923
Click for PC Wallpaper &/or More Info


Nickname: "Eye of God"
NASA photograph H2004-32b
A planetary nebula.

Telescopic photo from composite imaging of NASA Hubble Space Telescope
ACS-WFC (11-19-2002) and of Kitt Peak National Observatory WIYN telescope
Mosaic Camera in Tucson, Arizona (11-3-2001).

Location: RA: 22h 29m 48.2s, D: -20d 49' 26"
Apparent size: ~1/2 moon diameter
Distance: 650 light-years