The city’s boardwalk astronomy program was featured in the December edition of Reflector magazine. This unique program is a joint effort between the City, the Virginia Beach Public Schools Planetarium and the Back Bay Amateur Astronomers Club. Once a month between May and September, astronomers set up telescopes along the boardwalk at 24th Street for stargazing and celestial observation. The program has been in place since 2008 and has become so popular among visitors and residents that an arrangement is in place for an entire block of boardwalk lights to be shut off during this event.
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