Longest Night: Dinner + Stargazing at Chabot Space & Science Center
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Sat Sri Akal! Let’s celebrate the winter solstice, the longest night of the year, with good food and a look at the stars.
We’ll start with dinner at Khana Peena Indian Cuisine in Oakland’s Rockridge neighborhood. Then we’ll head up to Chabot Space & Science Center for free public telescope viewing through their historic telescopes: planets, star clusters, and maybe the moon up close. Join for dinner, stargazing, or both.
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📅 Saturday, December 19
🍛 5:15pm: Dinner at Khana Peena Indian Cuisine, 5316 College Ave, Oakland
🔭 7:30 to 9:30pm: Chabot Space & Science Center, 10000 Skyline Blvd, Oakland. Telescope viewing is through the back gate, near the lower parking area.
💵 Everyone pays for their own meal. Stargazing is free.
🚆 Coming from SF? Rockridge BART is a short walk from dinner. We’ll carpool up to Chabot from there.
What to bring: A warm jacket, hat, and gloves. It gets cold in the Oakland hills after dark.
☁️ Cloud plan: Telescope viewing depends on the weather. We’ll post an update here by 2pm on Saturday. If it’s cloudy, dinner still goes ahead.
Please RSVP and note whether you’re joining dinner, stargazing, or both, and whether you can offer a ride up to Chabot.
Rupinder (Katie)