Museum, library to present stargazing program

GRAFTON – The Willard House and Clock Museum and the Grafton Public Library will present the James Webb Space Telescope + Stargazing Party on Wednesday, July 26, at the museum, 11 Willard St., from 7 p.m. to after dark.

This event, which is free and open to the public, was supported by the Webster First Federal Credit Union.

NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador

M.J. Johnson will present the non-technical talk on the James Webb Space Telescope, followed immediately afterward by a “star party,” hosted in partnership with the Aldrich Astronomical Society, one of the oldest amateur astronomy clubs in the U.S. This presentation and event are appropriate for all ages.

“In 2021, humanity successfully initiated the most ambitious, complicated and expensive telescope ever conceived, and began a new era of discovery unlike any before it,” said Johnson. “The James Webb Space Telescope (or JWST) has begun returning images to us that stretch the limits of our very understanding.”

“This presentation will provide context for what we’ve begun learning from the JWST as it looks toward the very beginning