News Release 225

VIEW THE NIGHT SKY MAY 10 AT
DR. EDMUND A. BABLER MEMORIAL STATE PARK

Volume 36-225

Contact: Sue Holst

(For immediate release)

573-751-6510

JEFFERSON CITY, MO., APRIL 25, 2008-- Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park in Wildwood will host Night Sky Over Babler from 8 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, May 10. Sponsored by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, this family-friendly event is free and open to the public.

Join the St. Louis Astronomical Society to wish upon a star and search for craters on the moon.  Telescopes will be available to help you understand the constellations, comets, star clusters and more. Meet at the field next to the Babler statue. 

Dr. Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park is located 20 miles west of St. Louis on Highway BA, between U.S. 40 and Highway 100. For more information, contact the park directly at 636-458-3813 or the Department of Natural Resources toll free at 800-334-6946 (voice) or 800-379-2419 (Telecommunications Device for the Deaf). For more information about state parks and historic sites, visit the Web at www.mostateparks.com. 

For news releases on the Web, visit www.dnr.mo.gov/newsrel. For a complete listing of upcoming meetings and events in the state park system, visit the department's online calendar at www.mostateparks.com/events/events.htm. 

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