Starfest 2012 is Saturday from 4 to 11:30 p.m. at Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site in Union Township.

The Chesmont Astronomical Society will present programs and speakers on astronomy, with telescopes available to view celestial objects.

Admission and parking is free. Donations will be accepted.

The schedule:

4 p.m.: Telescope setup/solar observation.

6 p.m.: Children's activities.

7 p.m.: Stan Stubbe, president, Pennsylvania Outdoor Lighting Council, discusses the Hopewell Big Woods Dark Sky Reserve.

7:35 p.m.: Karl Krasley, president, Chesmont Astronomical Society, marks the group's 25th year.

8:20 p.m.: Dr. H. John Wood of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.

9:15 p.m.: Public stargazing.

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