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Acadia Night Sky Festival
Celebrating the Starlit Skies of
Downeast Maine

September 17 - 21, 2009
Enjoy some of the last pristine night skies in the eastern United States. Located on Mount Desert Island, the festival’s many events feature art, music, science, poetry, and stargazing in Acadia National Park.

Discover Downeast Maine’s unique commitment to measuring the quality of its starlit nights. We invite you to help us enjoy and protect this inspiring resource for generations to come.
Art in the Park 
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM.  Saturday the 19th and Sunday the 20th of Sept 
Bar Harbor Village Green 
 
Over 35 painters and photographers...
Jupiter Watch Friday Sept 18th 
8:00 - 10:00 PM - Agamont  Park - Down Town Bar Harbor Maine 
 
400 years ago Galileo explored the heavens through a...
Hands in Space Saturday the 19th and Sunday the 20th of Sept 
1:00 - 4:00 PM    
Exhibition Center  
Bar Harbor Municipal Building  
Bar Harbor Maine...
Night Sky Scoping at Seawall Sunday Sept 20th  
7:30 - 10:00 PM - Seawall Picnic Area - Acadia National Park 
 
Join park staff and a dedicated group...
Owl Ecology:  
Science from the Inside Out   Friday Sept 18th  
1:00-3:30 PM, Gilley Museum, Southwest Harbor 
Just what did an owl eat for...
The Worlds most precise light pollution measurement system at work in Acadia National Park in collaboration with the Island Astronomy Institute 
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Paul Sullivan Piano Concert 
3:00 - 5:00 PM Sunday Sept 20th 
The Claremont Hotel  
Southwest Harbor Maine 
 
 
 
Concert by Grammy-award winning...
Sky Watch on Cadillac Mountain Saturday Sept 19th 
8:00 - 10:00 PM - Acadia National Park: Cadillac Summit 
 
One of seven National Park Programs. 
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Park Loop Road in Acadia National Park By Tyler Nordgren 
 
One of 14 specially commissioned works on exhibition for a benefit auction.  
 
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The Cover of Tyler Norgren's forthcoming book. 
 
Half the parks happen after dark. When I visit an iconic place of beauty during the day like Utah’s...
Starry Nights Art Exhibition 
Bass Harbor Memorial  Library  Bernard Maine 
 
From  September 1st - October 31st the Library will showcase the  night...
Hands on Discovery Saturday the 19th  
1:00 - 5:00 PM    
Exhibition Center  
Bar Harbor Municipal Building 
 
 The University of Maine Maynard F....
The 2009 Acadia Night Sky Poster  
 
Tyler Norgren is donating 100% of the proceeds to the festival 
 
Visit www.acadianightskyfestival.org to learn...