West
EXHIBITION
Radiant Beauty: E.L. Trouvelot's Astronomical Drawings
Exhibition of 18th-century lithographs
Huntington Library, San Marino, California
April 28-July 30, 2018
Admission
SKYWATCHING
Lunar Viewing Star Party
Rooster Rock State Park, Oregon
July 21, 2018, 7 p.m.-midnight
(503) 695-2261, ext. 228
Admission fees
SKYWATCHING
Summer Star Party! Cedar Breaks National Monument, Cedar City, Utah
July 21, 2018, 8:30-11 p.m.
Park entrance fees
(435) 586-0787, ext. 4031
SKYWATCHING
Summer Star Party! Cedar Breaks National Monument, Cedar City, Utah
July 28, 2018, 8:30-11 p.m.
Park entrance fees
(435) 586-0787, ext. 4031
EXHIBITION
Mars Roadshow
San Diego Air & Space Museum, San Diego
August 3-5, 2018
Admission
(619) 234-8291
SKYWATCHING
Public Star Party, Antelope Valley State Park, Syracuse, Utah
August 4, 2018, 7 p.m.
Park entrance fees
(801) 725-9263
SKYWATCHING
Music & the Stars
Skywatching plus a musical performance
Leasburg Dam State Park, Radium Springs, New Mexico
August 4, 2018, 6:30-9 p.m.
Park entrance fees
(575) 524-4068
SKYWATCHING
Summer Star Party! Cedar Breaks National Monument, Cedar City, Utah
August 4, 2018, 8:30-11 p.m.
Park entrance fees
(435) 586-0787, ext. 4031
EXHIBIT/EVENT
Mars InSight Road Show
Displays, presentations, and other activities
San Diego Air and Space Museum, San Diego
August 5-7, 2018
Admission
SKYWATCHING
Oregon Star Party
Ochoco National Forest, Oregon
August 7-12, 2018
Admission
LECTURE
Spitzer Beyond: The incredible continuing adventures of the Spitzer Space Telescope
Sean Carey, Manager, Spitzer Science Center
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena
August 9, 2018, 7 p.m.
Free admission
LECTURE
Spitzer Beyond: The incredible continuing adventures of the Spitzer Space Telescope
Sean Carey, Manager, Spitzer Science Center
Caltech, Pasadena
August 10, 2018, 7 p.m.
Free admission
SKYWATCHING
Star Party, Homolovi State Park, Winslow, Arizona
August 11, 2018, sunset
Park entrance fees
(928) 289-4106
LECTURE/SKYWATCHING
Star Party, Homolovi State Park, Winslow, Arizona
Lecture on famous women astronomers in history, followed by a star party
September 1, 2018, 7 p.m./sunset
Park entrance fees
(928) 289-4106
SKYWATCHING
Star Party, Oracle State Park, Oracle, Arizona
September 1, 2018, 7-9 p.m.
Park entrance fees
(520) 896-2425
SKYWATCHING
Music & the Stars
Skywatching plus a musical performance
Leasburg Dam State Park, Radium Springs, New Mexico
September 1, 2018, 6:30-9 p.m.
Park entrance fees
(575) 524-4068
LECTURE
NASA at 60: The Role of the Robots
Panel discussion
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California
September 6, 2018, 7 p.m.
Free admission
LECTURE
[email protected]: The Role of the Robots
Panel discussion
Caltech, Pasadena, California
September 7, 2018, 7 p.m.
Free admission
SKYWATCHING
Public Star Party, Antelope Valley State Park, Syracuse, Utah
September 29, 2018; solar viewing at 5 p.m., night sky viewing at dark
Park entrance fees
(801) 725-9263
SKYWATCHING
Star Party, Homolovi State Park, Winslow, Arizona
October 6, 2018, sunset
Park entrance fees
(928) 289-4106
SKYWATCHING
Music & the Stars
Skywatching plus a musical performance
Leasburg Dam State Park, Radium Springs, New Mexico
October 6, 2018, 6:30-9 p.m.
Park entrance fees
(575) 524-4068
SKYWATCHING
Public Star Party, Antelope Valley State Park, Syracuse, Utah
October 13, 2018; solar viewing at 5 p.m., night sky viewing at dark
Park entrance fees
(801) 725-9263
SKYWATCHING
Star Party, Homolovi State Park, Winslow, Arizona
November 3, 2018, sunset
Park entrance fees
(928) 289-4106
SKYWATCHING
November Skies
Leasburg Dam State Park, Radium Springs, New Mexico
November 3, 2018, 6:30-9 p.m.
Park entrance fees
(575) 524-4068
SKYWATCHING
Turning Back the Sun: Winter Solstice
Daytime activities plus nighttime skywatching
Leasburg Dam State Park, Radium Springs, New Mexico
December 1, 2018, 6:30-9 p.m.
Park entrance fees
(575) 524-4068
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East
SKYWATCHING
Stargazing Night, The High Line, Manhattan, New York
July 17, 2018, 6:45-9:30 p.m.
Free admission
SKYWATCHING
Stargazing Night, The High Line, Manhattan, New York
July 24, 2018, 6:45-9:30 p.m.
Free admission
SKYWATCHING
Summer on the Hudson: Stargaze Saturday
Riverside Park South, Manhattan, New York
July 28, 2018, 8-11 p.m.
Free admission
SKYWATCHING
Star Gazing Cruise
Pinnacle Mountain State Park, Little Rock, Arkansas
July 28, 2018, 9 p.m.
(501) 868-5806
Admission: $15 adults, $8 children ages 6-12; advance registration required
SKYWATCHING
Summer on the Hudson: Sun Gaze Sunday
Riverside Park South, Manhattan, New York
Watching the Sun through solar telescopes
July 29, 2018, Noon-4 p.m.
Free admission
SKYWATCHING
Stargazing Night, The High Line, Manhattan, New York
July 31, 2018, 6:45-9:30 p.m.
Free admission
SKYWATCHING
Summer on the Hudson: Stargaze Saturday
Riverside Park South, Manhattan, New York
August 4, 2018, 8-11 p.m.
Free admission
SKYWATCHING
Nebraska Star Party
Snake Campground, Merritt Reservoir, near Valentine, Nebraska
August 5-10, 2018
Admission
SKYWATCHING
Stargazing Night, The High Line, Manhattan, New York
August 7, 2018, 6:45-9:30 p.m.
Free admission
SKYWATCHING
Perseids Meteor Shower Palooza
DeGray Lake Resort State Park, Bismarck, Arkansas
(501) 865-5810
August 9-13, 2018
Admission
SKYWATCHING
Night Sky Program
Pickett CCC Memorial State Park, Jamestown, Tennessee
August 10, 2018, 8:30-9:30 p.m.
(931) 879-5821
Free admission
SKYWATCHING
Perseid Meteor Shower Night
Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia
Astronomy presentation followed by skywatching
August 11, 2018, 7:30 p.m.
Park admission fees
SKYWATCHING
Meteor Shower Mania
Pinnacle Mountain State Park, Little Rock, Arkansas
August 11, 2018, 9 p.m.
(501) 868-5806
Admission: $15 adults, $8 children ages 6-12; advance registration required
SKYWATCHING
Star Party
Withrow Springs State Park, Huntsville, Arkansas
August 11, 2018, 8:30 p.m.
(479) 559-2593
Free admission
SKYWATCHING
Stargazing Night, The High Line, Manhattan, New York
August 14, 2018, 6:45-9:30 p.m.
Free admission
SKYWATCHING
Star Gazing Cruise
Pinnacle Mountain State Park, Little Rock, Arkansas
August 18, 2018, 8:30-10:30 p.m.
(501) 868-5806
Free admission
SKYWATCHING
Stargazing Night, The High Line, Manhattan, New York
August 21, 2018, 6:45-9:30 p.m.
Free admission
SKYWATCHING
Summer on the Hudson: Sun Gaze Sunday
Riverside Park South, Manhattan, New York
Watching the Sun through solar telescopes
August 26, 2018, Noon-4 p.m.
Free admission
SKYWATCHING
Stargazing Night, The High Line, Manhattan, New York
August 28, 2018, 6:45-9:30 p.m.
Free admission
SKYWATCHING
Summer on the Hudson: Stargaze Saturday
Riverside Park South, Manhattan, New York
September 1, 2018, 8-11 p.m.
Free admission
SKYWATCHING
Star Party
Withrow Springs State Park, Huntsville, Arkansas
September 7, 2018, 8:30 p.m.
(479) 559-2593
Free admission
SKYWATCHING
Lecture/Star Party: Neptune at Opposition
Hobbs State Park, Rogers, Arkansas
September 8, 2018; lecture at 7 p.m., stargazing at 8 p.m.
(479) 789-5000
Free admission
LECTURE
Shadow Science: Using Eclipses to Shed New Light on Heavenly Bodies
James L. Green
Library of Congress, Washington, DC
September 12, 2018, 11:30 a.m.
Free admission
SKYWATCHING
Star Party
Pinnacle Mountain State Park, Little Rock, Arkansas
September 15, 2018, 8:30-10:30 p.m.
(501) 868-5806
Free admission
SKYWATCHING
Fall Equinox Celebration
Toltec Mounds Archeological State Park, Scott, Arkansas
September 22, 2018, 5-7:30 p.m.
(501) 961-9442
$4 adults, $3 children ages 6-12, under 12 free
LECTURE
Titan - An Exotic Ocean World Waiting to Be Explored
Melissa Trainer
Library of Congress, Washington, DC
October 11, 2018, 11:30 a.m.
Free admission
SKYWATCHING
Fall Astronomy Day
Pickett CCC Memorial State Park, Jamestown, Tennessee
October 13, 2018, 9:30 p.m.
(931) 879-5821
Free admission
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