For the Fenstermacher family, star parties at the University of Illinois Springfield are a family tradition.
Scott and Lori Fenstermacher started bringing their two daughters, Jaina, 9, and Shelby, 6, to the events about three years ago. Now, they usually attend four or five star parties a year.
The Fenstermachers were among more than 100 people who were on hand Friday as the university’s first star party of 2010 began.
John Martin, assistant professor of astronomy/physics, gave the crowd a quick lesson in astronomy and the universe on the way to the top of Brookens library, where the observatory is located.
The star party was featured in a March 27, 2010, article in the State Journal-Register.
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