

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Operation Moonwatch: Citizen Science at the Dawn of the Space Age
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 08 Jan, 2026 at 12:15 pm – Thu, 08 Jan, 2026 at 01:30 pm
- **Event Description**: The beginning of the Space Age was a time of breathless excitement and anticipation. Richard Sanderson will discuss Operation Moonwatch, a worldwide citizen-science program based at Harvard University that was active during the late 1950s and early 1960s. Teams comprised mostly of amateur astronomers and ordinary people made critically important observations of Sputnik, history’s first artificial moon, as well as other early satellites. Richard will illustrate his presentation using photos of historical items from his Operation Moonwatch collection.

Presented by Richard Sanderson, Adjunct Curator of Physical Science, Springfield Science Museum

Join us in-person or online!

If you plan to attend in person at the Museums, tickets are available on the day of the lecture in the Welcome Center.

Members: FREE
Springfield residents: $4
Nonmembers: $4

To attend via ZOOM, please register in advance.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/springfield/operation-moonwatch-citizen-science-at-the-dawn-of-the-space-age/200029439123132
- **Event Categories**: 
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 2

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://springfieldmuseums.org/program/operation-moonwatch-citizen-science-at-the-dawn-of-the-space-age/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=springfield-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Springfield
- **state**: MA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 21 Edwards St, Springfield, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01103
- **lat**: 42.10451
- **long**: -72.58674
- **full address**: 21 Edwards St, Springfield, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01103

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Springfield Museums (https://allevents.in/org/springfield-museums/26150398)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 08 Jan, 2026 at 12:15 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 21 Edwards St, Springfield, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01103
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Springfield Museums
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Operation Moonwatch: Citizen Science at the Dawn of the Space Age ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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