Night Sky Viewing at AMC Highland Center

Weather permitting, we’ll set up telescopes and view the night sky. If it’s cloudy, we’ll set up our indoor planetarium for a look at constellations and some of their stories. Dress warmly!

Highland Happenings Featured Evening Programs are FREE and OPEN to the public. For more information, please call (603) 278-4453.

AMC Presents: Mountains of Stars-Astronomy at Crawford Notch

Dr. Douglas Arion, Director of the Carthage Institute of Astronomy, will give a presentation on the intricate and fascinating connections between life on Earth and the history and phenomena of the Universe around us. Learn about the amazing sequence of events that led to the formation of the solar system and the Earth, and how we have come to understand what we are and why we are here. Following the presentation, weather permitting, there will be observing through telescopes.

Highland Happenings Featured Evening Programs are FREE and OPEN to the public. For more information, please call (603) 278-4453.

AMC Presents: Total Solar Eclipse

While the path of totality crosses the center of the United States, a partial eclipse will be viewable from New Hampshire. At AMC’s Highland Center we’ll have telescopes out and trained astronomers giving interpretation of the event. We’ll also be connecting with Dr. Douglas Arion as he leads an AMC Adventure Travel trip in the Western US for viewing of the total phase of the eclipse. On Monday night, we’ll continue the sky viewing with night sky observation through telescopes (weather permitting) or indoor sky viewing with our portable planetarium.

Highland Happenings Featured Evening Programs are FREE and OPEN to the public. For more information, please call (603) 278-4453.

AMC Presents: Perseid Meteor Shower Viewing & Astronomy Lecture

Dr. Douglas Arion, Director of the Carthage Institute of Astronomy, will give a presentation on the intricate and fascinating connections between life on Earth and the history and phenomena of the Universe around us. Learn about the amazing sequence of events that led to the formation of the solar system and the Earth, and how we have come to understand what we are and why we are here. Following the presentation, weather permitting, there will be observing through telescopes. The Perseid Meteor Shower peaks on this day, and you’ll have a chance to see up to 80 meteors per hour.

Highland Happenings Featured Evening Programs are FREE and OPEN to the public. For more information, please call (603) 278-4453.

AMC Presents: Mountains of Stars — Indoor Planetarium Program

Check out the night sky in our new planetarium. Our student Astronomy Guides will discuss featured highlights in the Milky Way and the sky you can see from New England.

Highland Happenings Featured Evening Programs are FREE and OPEN to the public. For more information, please call (603) 278-4453.

AMC Presents: Astronomy at Pinkham Notch

Join featured speaker Doug Arion for an exciting presentation — Stars Above the Notch: Astronomy at Pinkham Notch.

During July, guests may join astronomy inters for Solar and Stellar Observing daily if the sky is clear — solar observations in the courtyard during the day and stellar observations behind the Lodge after dark. Ask AMC staff for more information.

Pinkham Notch evening programs are free and open to the public. Call to find out more or to be added to the monthly email list: (603) 466-2721 or outdoors.org/pinkhamhappenings.

AMC Presents: Stars Above the Notch-Astronomy at Pinkham Notch

Dr. Douglas Arion, Director of the Carthage Institute of Astronomy, presents Stars Above the Notch: Astronomy at Pinkham Notch, the AMC featured evening program.

Pinkham Notch evening programs are free and open to the public. Call to find out more or to be added to the monthly email list: (603) 466-2721 or outdoors.org/pinkhamhappenings.

AMC Presents: Mountains of Stars – Astronomy at Crawford Notch

Dr. Doug Arion will give a presentation on the intricate and fascinating connections between life on Earth and the history and phenomena of the Universe around us. You’ll have a chance to view stars through telescopes, or check out our new indoor planetarium.

Happenings Featured Evening Programs are FREE and OPEN to the public. For more information, please call (603) 278-4453.