Saturday, April 25, 2009 From 7 PM - 11 PM
::SUMMARY OF THE 5TH ANNUAL DARK SKY FESTIVAL AT HARMONY ::
The Rain Gods Must Have Seen Us Dancing
There Was Not A Drop of Rain During Harmony's Dark Sky Festival
HARMONY, FL – April 5, 2008 (11pm EST) - Approximately 2,000 people from all over the state attended the 5th year of this out-of-this-world event in the environmentally intelligent town of Harmony.
The Indoor Education Zone had a steady flow of traffic.
Brevard Community College's mobile planetarium, StarLab, was a huge hit.
Astronomers had lines of people waiting to see observe specific stars and the planet Saturn.
Florida's Best Robotics students, The St. Cloud Storm Cats, showcased their award winning demonstrations.
The Cosmic Kids Zone was packed with children of all ages playing glow in the dark mini golf, making 
smores and jumping in the Moonwalk.
And legendary band Rare Earth ROCKED!
One of the biggest highlights of the evening, besides everyone having FUN, was the buzz around town about fighting light pollution.
75% of the attendees were not from the Town of Harmony.
View photos from the 5th Annual Dark Sky Festival at Harmony.
Exciting News! In addition to be recognized as one of two cities in Florida participating in "Earth Hour" and in honor of National Dark Sky Week, we are proud to announce that the Osceola County Commissioners unanimously voted to officially proclaim April 5, 2008 DARK SKY NIGHT IN OSCEOLA COUNTY.
Commissioner Bill Lane gave the certificate to Shad Tome, president of Harmony Development Company during the Commissioners General Meeting this week.
You can read the Osceola County Proclamation of Dark Sky Night here.
2009 is the "International Year of Astronomy" so expect our 6th Annual Dark Sky Festival at Harmony to be even bigger! For more information on the upcoming 6th Annual Dark Sky Festival at Harmony, please call the Harmony Institute at 407-891-8358.
NOTE: Harmony's Town Square is listed Class 4 on the Bortle Scale of Light Pollution.
See tonight's sky chart for Harmony courtesy of Sky and Telescope (Requires Java).
