Rachel Lee, above left, helps her sister, Diane Lee, center, and mother, Kyung Lee, experience a sound-related activity, while Orion Danou of Williams Bay, at right, looks through a pair of binoculars, and a portable planetarium, below, awaits more visitors June 27 during a star-gazing event at the Riviera ballroom. (Photos by Dennis Hines/Regional News)
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Gabriel Ochoa of Villa Lake, Illinois looks through a telescope during the star party, while Thomas Sachen of Kenosha looks on. (Photo by Dennis Hines/Regional News)
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The portable planetarium is one of the more popular attractions at the star party. (Photo by Dennis Hines/Regional News)
By Dennis Hines
Orion Danou of Williams Bay looks at Geneva Lake through a pair of binoculars during the star party at the Riviera ballroom. (Photo by Dennis Hines/Regional News)
By Dennis Hines
Don Skalla, member of the Geneva Dark Sky Initiative, talks to Maira Ochoa of Lake Villa, Illinois about light pollution during the Geneva Lake Astrophysics and STEAM star party, June 27. (Photo by Dennis Hines/Regional News)
By Dennis Hines
The Geneva Lake Astrophysics STEAM star party featured several informational booths and hands-on activities to help educate people about stars and other celestial objects. (Photo by Dennis Hines/Regional News)
By Dennis Hines
Don Francis and his 8-year-old- daughter, Lily, prepare to look through a pair of binoculars during one of the Geneva Lake Astrophysics and STEAM's star parties this summer. The tourism commission provided a $4,386 grant to the group to help them pay the cost to rent the Riviera ballroom and to promote the star parties.
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Richard Huttas, center, talks to Alysondra Delalis and Peter Delalis about the history and architecture of Yerkes Observatory. (Photo by Dennis Hines/Regional News)
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Rachel Lee and Sydney Scerea, both left, talk to Kyung Lee and Diane Lee, Rachel's mother and sister, about different aspects of astrophysics during the star party. (Photo by Dennis Hines/Regional News)
Don Francis and his 8-year-old daughter, Lily Francis, made the trek from Woodstock, Illinois, to visit the Lake Geneva waterfront and learn about the stars and other celestial objects.
Rachel Lee, above left, helps her sister, Diane Lee, center, and mother, Kyung Lee, experience a sound-related activity, while Orion Danou of Williams Bay, at right, looks through a pair of binoculars, and a portable planetarium, below, awaits more visitors June 27 during a star-gazing event at the Riviera ballroom. (Photos by Dennis Hines/Regional News)
Gabriel Ochoa of Villa Lake, Illinois looks through a telescope during the star party, while Thomas Sachen of Kenosha looks on. (Photo by Dennis Hines/Regional News)
Orion Danou of Williams Bay looks at Geneva Lake through a pair of binoculars during the star party at the Riviera ballroom. (Photo by Dennis Hines/Regional News)
Don Skalla, member of the Geneva Dark Sky Initiative, talks to Maira Ochoa of Lake Villa, Illinois about light pollution during the Geneva Lake Astrophysics and STEAM star party, June 27. (Photo by Dennis Hines/Regional News)
The Geneva Lake Astrophysics STEAM star party featured several informational booths and hands-on activities to help educate people about stars and other celestial objects. (Photo by Dennis Hines/Regional News)
Don Francis and his 8-year-old- daughter, Lily, prepare to look through a pair of binoculars during one of the Geneva Lake Astrophysics and STEAM's star parties this summer. The tourism commission provided a $4,386 grant to the group to help them pay the cost to rent the Riviera ballroom and to promote the star parties.
Richard Huttas, center, talks to Alysondra Delalis and Peter Delalis about the history and architecture of Yerkes Observatory. (Photo by Dennis Hines/Regional News)
Rachel Lee and Sydney Scerea, both left, talk to Kyung Lee and Diane Lee, Rachel's mother and sister, about different aspects of astrophysics during the star party. (Photo by Dennis Hines/Regional News)
