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Bretzfelder Series begins with an “Exploration of the Night Sky”

 

BETHLEHEM, N.H.—The Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests kicks off its winter educational series Feb. 1 at Bretzfelder Memorial Park with local astronomer Jenny Deupree leading an “Exploration of the Night Sky.”

Participants will discover some of the age old mysteries of the night sky as Deupree points out planets, stars and constellations. Weather permitting, the exploration will be outside. If inclement weather pushes the tour inside, Deupree will use her “star ball prop” to illustrate the night sky.

The free program begins at 7 p.m. and is part of the winter Bretzfelder Park Family Educational Series. All are welcome.

Deupree has a degree in astronomy from Wellesley College and has presented planetarium programs in San Francisco, Cincinnati, and Portland, Maine. She has also taught astronomy locally in a degree course for adults.

Deupree lives in Franconia and is the founding mother and president of Neskaya Inc., a not for profit school for movement arts in Franconia New Hampshire.

Owned by the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests (www.forestsociety.org), Bretzfelder Park is managed in cooperation with the town of Bethlehem. The Park was bequeathed to the Forest Society in 1984 by Helen Bretzfelder in memory of her father, Charles, and includes a classroom, educational trails, a pond, and several picnic sites. Two series of educational programs are held there each year, in August and February.