This event takes place after sunset so that we may (in clear skies) see how Ara can control his remotely accessed telescope to hold a camera lens for a very long exposure (between 5-20 hours) to be able to achieve the photographs seen in our exhibition. Come learn about the night skies with Ara at Zero Station.

Doors will open at 8:00, presentation begins at 8:30 PM to see the exhibition before we project Ara’s telescope images in the dark on a screen. This is an all ages event. Masks recommended unless we are outside. This event will be rain or shine. In the event of rain a simpler presentation (minus the projection of that evenings sky) will take place at 8:30 with Q & A to follow.

About Ara Jerahian

Living most of his teenage and adult life in light polluted Los Angeles and San Francisco, Ara Jerahian moved to Maine in 2015 with his family and rekindled his love of astronomy with the encouragement of his wife.

In 2018, Ara started taking pictures of the hidden jewels of our night sky and hasn’t stopped!  The pieces on display at Zero Station are a small sampling of Ara’s astrophotographs taken from his home observatory, ara ad astra, in Cape Elizabeth.  They feature nebulae thousands of light years away within our galaxy, as well as other galaxies themselves millions of light years away!

Ara Jerahian is one of the Directors of the Southern Maine Astronomers and is actively involved in public outreach, fighting light pollution, and preserving our dark Maine skies!