AREA EVENTS

Walk circles battlefield

Ozark Hill Hikers, affiliated with the American Volkssport Association, will hold a walk Wednesday at Pea Ridge National Military Park.

All walkers are welcome. Walks of 5 or 10 kilometers will be offered. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.

Alliance sponsors photo contest

Entries are being accepted to the Beaver Watershed Alliance annual photo contest. The theme is open space, such as forest, pasture, creeks, springs, rivers and lakes.

Photos should be taken in the Beaver Lake watershed. Deadline for entries is Saturday. First prize is a $200 gift card to Bedford Camera and Video. Second prize is two tickets for the Arkansas & Missouri Railroad. Third is a Beaver Lake kayak tour with Hobbs State Park-Conservation and framing of their photo by Scott Frame and Art.

For rules visit www.beaverwatershedalliance.org.

Society plans Jupiter viewing

The Sugar Creek Astronomical Society and Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area will host a lecture and viewing of Jupiter in retrograde motion beginning at 7:45 p.m. Saturday at the park at Arkansas 12 and War Eagle Road.

“Perfectly positioned for observing all month, very bright Jupiter moves retrograde through the body of the constellation Virgo in the southern evening sky,” explained Katherine Auld, society president. “Retrograde motion happens because Earth, on its shorter race track path around the sun, is passing Jupiter on its longer track, and making Jupiter appear to move backwards against the backdrop of stars.”

The event is free and open to all ages. Items to bring include a flashlight (covered with a red cloth or balloon), binoculars, water bottle, and a folding chair.