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Second Saturday Stars program set for Feb. 10

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NEW MILFORD—The John J. McCarthy Observatory will hold its monthly Second Saturday Stars program Feb. 10, from 7 to 9 p.m. This month’s presentation is “Weekend Update on the Solar System & Beyond.” All are welcome to join in the free star party to enjoy the brief presentation along with observing the sights of the winter night sky through a variety of telescopes.

The observatory is located in the Southwest corner of the New Milford High School campus, 388 Danbury Road, adjacent to the athletic field.

Kathryn Boughton
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Kathryn Boughton has been editor of the Kent Dispatch since its digital reincarnation in October 2023 as a nonprofit online publication. A native of Canaan, Conn., Kathryn has been a regional journalist for more than 50 years, having been employed by both the Lakeville Journal and Litchfield County Times as managing editor. While with the LCT, she was also editor of the former print Kent Good Times Dispatch from 2005 until 2009.

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