Celestial sphere and constellations, measurement of time, astronomical instruments, Earth as a planet, moon, eclipses, planets and their satellites, comets, meteors, theories of origin of solar system.

The class meets on Saturdays from 8:45 a.m. to 12:00 noon from September 12 to Decem-ber 5. There is no class meeting on Saturday, November 28 (Thanksgiving Recess).

The class is meeting at the Merrillville Community Planetarium, which is located inside of Clifford Pierce Middle School. Pierce is part of the Merrillville Community Schools and is located at 199 East 70th Avenue in Merrillville. Pierce is one block east of Broadway, two blocks south of 68th Place, and two blocks north of 73rd Avenue.