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Utility payments, permit applications and <br />other documents may be dropped in the <br />box during or after office hours. <br />View the winter constellations 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19, <br />at Lake Elmo Park Reserve <br />Make the stars your old friends while watching the great celestial show in the skies. Following a short <br />orientation, get to know constellations such as The Big Bear, Orion the Hunter, Gemini the Twins, and <br />Taurus the Bull, and hear the stories behind them. The event will be hosted by retired WCCO <br />meteorologist Mike Lynch, who has been hosting star watch events and teaching astronomy for more <br />than 50 years. <br />The group will use large telescopes, among the largest mobile telescopes in Minnesota, for close-up <br />views of the moon, Jupiter, star clusters, nebulae, galaxies, and other wonders in the winter skies. <br />Participants will receive a handout package with user-friendly star maps and constellation charts, apps, <br />websites, a telescope-buying guide, and more. Dress to be outdoors for the majority of the program. Bring <br />a lawn chair or anything else needed for comfort. <br />Cost is $5 per person. Children ages 6 years old and younger are free. Register online at the Washington <br />County website. See www.co.washington.mn.us and search “Parks programs and events.” <br />Lake Elmo Park Reserve is at 1515 Keats Ave. N. in Lake Elmo.