West
SKYWATCHING
Night Sky Full Moon Tour
Fort Union National Monument, Watrous, New Mexico
June 14, 2019, 8:30 p.m.
Free admission
(505) 425-8025, ext. 0
SKYWATCHING
Night Sky Full Moon Tour
Fort Union National Monument, Watrous, New Mexico
June 14, 2019, 8:30 p.m.
Free admission
(505) 425-8025, ext. 0
LECTURE
Such Stuff as Dreams are Made On: Designing Tomorrow's Space Missions Today
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
June 20, 2019, 7 p.m.
Free admission
LECTURE
Such Stuff as Dreams are Made On: Designing Tomorrow's Space Missions Today
Ramo Auditorium, Caltech, Pasadena, California
June 21, 2019, 7 p.m.
Free admission
SKYWATCHING
Summer Solstice Sunrise Observation
Aztec Ruins National Monument, Aztec, New Mexico
June 21 and 22, 2019, 5:30 a.m.
Free admission
(505) 334-6174
SKYWATCHING
Solstice Sun Watching
Cerrillos Hills State Park, Cerrillos, New Mexico
June 22, 2019, 11 a.m.-1 p.m.
$5 admission fee per vehicle
(505) 474-0196
SKYWATCHING
2019 Grand Canyon Star Party
Grand Canyon National Park, Grand Canyon, Arizona
Events on both North Rim and South Rim
June 22-29, 2019
(928) 638-7641
SKYWATCHING
Family Stargazing Night
Red Rock Park, Churchrock, New Mexico
June 29, 2019, 7 p.m.
Free admission
(928) 638-7641
SKYWATCHING
Night Sky Astronomy Program
Fort Union National Monument, Watrous, New Mexico
June 29, 2019, 7:30 p.m.
Free admission
(505) 425-8025, ext. 0
SKYWATCHING
Fremont Peak Observatory Star Party
Fremont Peak State Park, San Juan Bautista, California
June 29, 2019, 8:30 p.m.
$6 parking fee
SKYWATCHING
Star Party
Abilene State Park, Tuscola, Texas
June 29, 2019, 9 p.m.
Free admission
(325) 267-4871
SKYWATCHING
Badlands Astronomy Festival
Badlands National Park, Interior, South Dakota
July 5-7, 2019
(605) 433-5361
SKYWATCHING
Star Party in the Park
Lake Whitney State Park, Whitney, Texas
July 6, 2019, 8 p.m.
Park admission fees apply
(254) 694-3793, ext. 0
SKYWATCHING
Inks Lake Star Party
Inks Lake State Park, Burnet, Texas
July 6, 2019, 8 p.m.
Park admission fees apply
(512) 793-4689
SKYWATCHING
Jupiter and its Moons
Oliver Lee State Park, Alamogordo, New Mexico
July 6, 2019, 8 p.m.
Park admission fees apply
(575) 437-8284
SKYWATCHING
Star Party
Oasis State Park, Portales, New Mexico
July 6, 2019, 8:30 p.m.
Park admission fees apply
(575) 356-5331
SKYWATCHING
Public Star Party
Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles
July 13, 2019, 2-9:45 p.m.
(213) 473-0800
Free admission
LECTURE/SKYWATCHING
Cassini's Spectacular Final Year at Saturn
Lecture followed by telescope viewing
Mount Tamalpais State Park, Mill Valley, California
July 13, 2019, 8 p.m.
Free admission (parking pass required)
SKYWATCHING
Night Sky Program
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Florissant, Colorado
July 26, 2019, 8:30 p.m.
$10 per adult, children 15 and younger free
(719) 748-3253
SKYWATCHING
Night Sky Astronomy Program
Fort Union National Monument, Watrous, New Mexico
July 27, 2019, 7:30 p.m.
Free admission
(505) 425-8025, ext. 0
SKYWATCHING
Saturn: Time and Agriculture
Oliver Lee State Park, Alamogordo, New Mexico
August 3, 2019, 8 p.m.
Park admission fees apply
(575) 437-8284
LECTURE
Small Worlds, Big Science
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
August 8, 2019, 7 p.m.
Free admission
LECTURE
Small Worlds, Big Science
Ramo Auditorium, Caltech, Pasadena, California
August 9, 2019, 7 p.m.
Free admission
SKYWATCHING
Public Star Party
Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles
August 10, 2019, 2-9:45 p.m.
(213) 473-0800
Free admission
LECTURE/SKYWATCHING
Astrobiology Under Uur Feet and Out to the Stars
Lecture followed by telescope viewing
Mount Tamalpais State Park, Mill Valley, California
August 10, 2019, 8 p.m.
Free admission (parking pass required)
SKYWATCHING
Perseid Meteor Shower Viewing
Abilene State Park, Tuscola, Texas
August 10, 2019, 8:30 p.m.
Free admission
(325) 267-4871
SKYWATCHING
Star Party
Oasis State Park, New Mexico
August 10, 2019, 8:30 p.m.
Park admission fees apply
(575) 356-5331
SKYWATCHING
Night Sky Program
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Florissant, Colorado
August 23, 2019, 8 p.m.
$10 per adult, children 15 and younger free
(719) 748-3253
SKYWATCHING
Star Party in the Park
Lake Whitney State Park, Whitney, Texas
August 24, 2019, 8 p.m.
Park admission fees apply
(254) 694-3793, ext. 0
SKYWATCHING
Star Party
Antelope Island State Park, Syracuse, Utah
August 24, 2019
Park entrance fees apply
(801) 725-9263
SKYWATCHING
Public Star Party
Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles
September 7, 2019, 2-9:45 p.m.
(213) 473-0800
Free admission
SKYWATCHING
Star Party
Oasis State Park, New Mexico
September 7, 2019, 8:30 p.m.
Park admission fees apply
(575) 356-5331
LECTURE/SKYWATCHING
Mission: Mars
Lecture followed by telescope viewing
Mount Tamalpais State Park, Mill Valley, California
September 7, 2019, 7:30 p.m.
Free admission (parking pass required)
LECTURE
It Broke! Stories of How We Fixed It
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
September 19, 2019, 7 p.m.
Free admission
LECTURE
It Broke! Stories of How We Fixed It
Ramo Auditorium, Caltech, Pasadena, California
September 20, 2019, 7 p.m.
Free admission
SKYWATCHING
Night Sky Program
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Florissant, Colorado
September 20, 2019, 7:30 p.m.
$10 per adult, children 15 and younger free
(719) 748-3253
SKYWATCHING
Star Party
Antelope Island State Park, Syracuse, Utah
September 21, 2019
Park entrance fees apply
(801) 725-9263
SKYWATCHING
Star Party: Our Place in Space
Oliver Lee State Park, Alamogordo, New Mexico
September 28, 2019, 6:45 p.m.
Park admission fees apply
(575) 437-8284
SKYWATCHING
Public Star Party
Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles
October 5, 2019, 2-9:45 p.m.
(213) 473-0800
Free admission
SKYWATCHING
Moon Viewing Program
Abilene State Park, Tuscola, Texas
October 5, 2019, 7:30 p.m.
Free admission
(325) 267-4871
LECTURE/SKYWATCHING
Illuminating Dark Matter
Lecture followed by telescope viewing
Mount Tamalpais State Park, Mill Valley, California
October 5, 2019, 7 p.m.
Free admission (parking pass required)
LECTURE
The Other 95% of the Universe
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
October 17, 2019, 7 p.m.
Free admission
LECTURE
The Other 95% of the Universe
Ramo Auditorium, Caltech, Pasadena, California
October 18, 2019, 7 p.m.
Free admission
SKYWATCHING
Night Sky Program
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Florissant, Colorado
October 18, 2019, 7:30 p.m.
$10 per adult, children 15 and younger free
(719) 748-3253
SKYWATCHING
Star Party: Cygnus and Lyra
Oliver Lee State Park, Alamogordo, New Mexico
October 26, 2019, 6-8:30 p.m.
Park admission fees apply
(575) 437-8284
SKYWATCHING
Star Party
Antelope Island State Park, Syracuse, Utah
October 26, 2019
Park entrance fees apply
(801) 725-9263
SKYWATCHING
Public Star Party
Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles
November 2, 2019, 2-9:45 p.m.
(213) 473-0800
Free admission
SKYWATCHING
Inks Lake Star Party
Inks Lake State Park, Burnet, Texas
November 2, 2019, 6 p.m.
Park admission fees apply
(512) 793-4689
SKYWATCHING
Star Party in the Park
Lake Whitney State Park, Whitney, Texas
November 2, 2019, 8 p.m.
Park admission fees apply
(254) 694-3793, ext. 0
SKYWATCHING
Night Sky Program
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Florissant, Colorado
November 22, 2019, 7 p.m.
$10 per adult, children 15 and younger free
(719) 748-3253
SKYWATCHING
Public Star Party
Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles
December 7, 2019, 2-9:45 p.m.
(213) 473-0800
Free admission
SKYWATCHING
Star Party
Pedernales Falls State Park, Johnson City, Texas
December 14, 2019, 5 p.m.
Park admission fees apply
(830) 868-7304
SKYWATCHING
Night Sky Program
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Florissant, Colorado
December 20, 2019, 7 p.m.
$10 per adult, children 15 and younger free
(719) 748-3253
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East
EVENT
Chandra X-Ray Observatory 20th Anniversary
Full-dome planetarium presentation by Kim Kowal Arcand, Mary McDonald
Framingham State University Planetarium, Framingham, Massachusetts
June 21, 2019, 7-9 p.m.
Free admission
EVENT
Summer Solstice Celebration
Socrates Sculpture Park, Queens, New York
Solar viewing, lantern making, solstice stories, night sky watching
June 21, 2019, 6-10 p.m.
Free admission
SKYWATCHING
S'mores N' More: Stargazing
S'mores at the campfire followed by skywatching
Magnolia Springs State Park, Millen, Georgia
June 7, 2019, 8:30-9:30 p.m.
(478) 982-1660
$2 admission fee plus $5 parking
SKYWATCHING
Swamper's Guide to the Galaxy
Stargazing from the Okefenokee Swamp
Stephen C. Foster State Park, Fargo, Georgia
June 8, 2019, 9-9:45 p.m.
(912) 637-5274
$5 parking fee
SKYWATCHING
Observatory Open House
Tour and skywatching at Georgia State University's Hard Labor Creek Observatory
Hard Labor Creek State Park, Rutledge, Georgia
June 8, 2019, 9:30 p.m.
(404) 275-3974
SKYWATCHING
Swamper's Guide to the Galaxy
Stargazing from the Okefenokee Swamp
Stephen C. Foster State Park, Fargo, Georgia
June 15, 2019, 9-9:45 p.m.
(912) 637-5274
$5 parking fee
SKYWATCHING
Night in the Park Hike/Star Gazing
Stargazing during a 1.5-mile hike
Georgia Veterans State Park & Resort, Cordele, Georgia
June 15, 2019, 9-10 p.m.
(229) 276-2371
$5 parking fee
SKYWATCHING
Swamper's Guide to the Galaxy
Stargazing from the Okefenokee Swamp
Stephen C. Foster State Park, Fargo, Georgia
June 22, 2019, 9-9:45 p.m.
(912) 637-5274
$5 parking fee
SKYWATCHING
Swamper's Guide to the Galaxy
Stargazing from the Okefenokee Swamp
Stephen C. Foster State Park, Fargo, Georgia
June 29, 2019, 9-9:45 p.m.
(912) 637-5274
$5 parking fee
SKYWATCHING
Summer on the Hudson: Sun Gaze
Riverside Park South, Manhattan, New York
June 30, 2019, 1-4 p.m.
Free admission
EVENT
Outdoor Cinema: Cielo
Movie about the night sky over the Atacama Desert of Chile; directed by Alison McAlpine; 78 minutes
Socrates Sculpture Park, Queens, New York
July 3, 2019, 7 p.m.
Free admission
SKYWATCHING
Night Sky Program
Pickett CCC Memorial State Park, Jamestown, Tennessee
July 5, 2019, 8:30 p.m.
Free
SKYWATCHING
Observatory Open House
Tour and skywatching at Georgia State University's Hard Labor Creek Observatory
Hard Labor Creek State Park, Rutledge, Georgia
July 6, 2019, 9:15 p.m.
(404) 275-3974
SKYWATCHING
Star Party
Cloudland Canyon State Park, Rising Fawn, Georgia
July 6, 2019, 8 p.m.
(706) 657-4050
$5 parking fee
SKYWATCHING
Summer on the Hudson: Stargazing
Riverside Park South, Manhattan, New York
July 6, 2019, 8 p.m.
Free admission
SKYWATCHING
Summer on the Hudson: Sun Gaze
Riverside Park South, Manhattan, New York
July 28, 2019, 1-4 p.m.
Free admission
SKYWATCHING
Summer on the Hudson: Stargazing
Riverside Park South, Manhattan, New York
August 3, 2019, 8 p.m.
Free admission
SKYWATCHING
Star Party
Cloudland Canyon State Park, Rising Fawn, Georgia
August 3, 2019, 8 p.m.
(706) 657-4050
$5 parking fee
SKYWATCHING
Observatory Open House
Tour and skywatching at Georgia State University's Hard Labor Creek Observatory
Hard Labor Creek State Park, Rutledge, Georgia
August 3, 2019, 9 p.m.
(404) 275-3974
LECTURE
Cosmic Explosions and Cosmic Accelerators: Gamma-rays and Multi-messenger Astronomy
Regina Caputo
Library of Congress, Washington, DC
August 8, 2019, 11:30 a.m.
Free admission
SKYWATCHING
Perseid Shooting Star Party
Hard Labor Creek State Park, Rutledge, Georgia
August 10, 2019, 9 p.m.-1 a.m.
(706) 557-3001
$5 parking fee
SKYWATCHING
Summer on the Hudson: Sun Gaze
Riverside Park South, Manhattan, New York
August 25, 2019, 1-4 p.m.
Free admission
SKYWATCHING
Night Sky Program
Pickett CCC Memorial State Park, Jamestown, Tennessee
August 30, 2019, 8:30 p.m.
Free
SKYWATCHING
Summer on the Hudson: Stargazing
Riverside Park South, Manhattan, New York
September 7, 2019, 8 p.m.
Free admission
SKYWATCHING
Star Party
Cloudland Canyon State Park, Rising Fawn, Georgia
September 7, 2019, 8 p.m.
(706) 657-4050
$5 parking fee
SKYWATCHING
Observatory Open House
Tour and skywatching at Georgia State University's Hard Labor Creek Observatory
Hard Labor Creek State Park, Rutledge, Georgia
September 7, 2019, 8:15 p.m.
(404) 275-3974
LECTURE
A Mud Matter: The Recent Discovery of Organic Matter in Mudstones on Mars
Jennifer Eigenbrode
Library of Congress, Washington, DC
September 12, 2019, 11:30 a.m.
Free admission
EVENT
The Future of Space Exploration: Insights from Science Fiction
September 15, 2019, 7-9 p.m.
McCarthy Center Forum, Framingham, Massachusetts
Free admission
SKYWATCHING
Summer on the Hudson: Sun Gaze
Riverside Park South, Manhattan, New York
September 29, 2019, 1-4 p.m.
Free admission
SKYWATCHING
Observatory Open House
Tour and skywatching at Georgia State University's Hard Labor Creek Observatory
Hard Labor Creek State Park, Rutledge, Georgia
October 5, 2019, 7:30 p.m.
(404) 275-3974
EVENT
The Future of Space Exploration: An Ethical Perspective
October 15, 2019, 7-9 p.m.
McCarthy Center Forum, Framingham, Massachusetts
Free admission
LECTURE
From Sun to Solar Wind: The Perplexing Solar Corona
Nicholeen Viall
Library of Congress, Washington, DC
November 7, 2019, 11:30 a.m.
Free admission
EVENT
The Future of Space Exploration: The Policy Perspective
Teasel Muir-Harmony, National Air and Space Museum; Alissa Haddaji, Harvard Kennedy School
November 15, 2019, 7-9 p.m.
McCarthy Center Forum, Framingham, Massachusetts
Free admission
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