Gaithersburg’s International Latitude Observatory turns 120 - celebrate with activities related to the geodetic science that was done at the site. Tours of the park at 12:30 and 2:30, tours of the Observatory, experiments, make and take crafts, & birthday cake at 1:00. Visit with the National Geodetic Survey, part of NOAA and the agency that first had oversight of the Observatory, will be here with hands-on activities and displays. This program is also part of Montgomery County Heritage Days.

SOME SPECIFICS: Limited accessible parking adjacent to the park. Parking available in Olde Towne and at the Activity Center.  Please be considerate of street parking within the neighborhood.

Some of the Gaithersburg Community Museum\'s skywatching and educational programs are supported by The Explore Science: Earth & Space project. The Explore Science: Earth & Space 2019 toolkit is developed and distributed by the National Informal STEM Education Network (NISE Network). www.nisenet.org This material is based on work supported by NASA under cooperative agreement award numbers NNX16AC67A and 80NSSC18M0061. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

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