New England Fall Astronomy Festival (NEFAF) at the UNH Observatory! 9/30 & 10/1/2022.

The New England Fall Astronomy Festival (NEFAF) is set to kick off on Friday, September 30 and goes through Saturday, October 1, 2022 at the UNH Observatory (16 Spinney Lane, Durham, NH 03824).

Join us for a 2-day immersion into Astronomy and Space Exploration for astronomers and space explorers of all ages and education levels.

The festival is for anyone who has an interest in astronomy. Local amateurs, like the members of the New Hampshire Astronomical Society, share their passion and enthusiasm about astronomy with the public. Families in particular are encouraged to attend NEFAF because astronomy can be such a great group hobby. NEFAF will cater to families of all ages, with activities like face-painting and stories for small children and hands-on activities and demonstrations for older kids and young adults.

For young adults as well as adults of any age there will be a series of short, informal science talks throughout the day on Saturday given by students, faculty, and other invited guests. There will be safe solar viewing and telescope clinics for scopes in need of a little TLC. On Saturday afternoon, we’ll hold our famous AstroRaffle with great astronomy-related prizes like telescopes, binoculars, eyepieces and books.

Activities are planned for astronomers of all ages and levels, such as previous favorite activity like rocket building and launching, safe solar observing, our world famous raffle of astronomy-related prizes, and a series of short, informal science talks by students, faculty and invited guests. Our Telescope Doctors will be staffing the telescope clinic and food will be available on site.

Admission to NEFAF is FREE and Donations are Welcome!

We are asking for donations to support the costs of the Festival. Donations of $10 (or more if you can) would be very much-appreciated and would help keep NEFAF financially viable for years to come. To donate please visit https://tinyurl.com/nefaf, select “additional of multiple funds” and click on “Physics & Astronomy Festival Gift Fund”. These donations go directly to help fund NEFAF. Thank you in advance!

The New England Fall Astronomy Festival (NEFAF)
UNH Observatory
16 Spinney Lane, Durham, NH 03824
September 30 – October 1, 2022