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
LECTURE/SKYWATCHING
Star Party, Homolovi State Park, Winslow, Arizona
Lecture about 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
Night Sky Star Party
Fort Union National Monument, New Mexico
September 1, 2018, 8:30-10 p.m.
Free admission
SKYWATCHING
Summer Star Party
Cedar Breaks National Monument, Utah
September 1, 2018, 8-10:30 p.m.
(435) 586-0787, ext. 4031
Park admission fees
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
Dakota Nights Astronomy Festival
Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
September 7-9, 2018
(701) 623-4466
Park admission fees
SKYWATCHING
Dark Sky Festival
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, California
Skywatching, lectures, telescope viewing, solar system walk, and many other activities
September 7-9, 2018
Various admission fees
SKYWATCHING
Southwest Astronomy Festival
Various Venues, Utah
Skywatching, lectures, telescope viewing, solar viewing, night sky photography workshop, and many other activities
September 7-9, 2018
Various admission fees
SKYWATCHING
Starry Nights at Pecos
Pecos National Historical Park, New Mexico
September 15, 2018, beginning at dusk
(505) 757-7241
Free admission
SKYWATCHING
Stargazing with Rangers
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah
September 27, 2018, 8:30-10:30 p.m.
(928) 608-6354
Free admission
SKYWATCHING
Night Sky Program
Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument, Florissant, Colorado
September 28, 2018, 7:30-10 p.m.
$7 per adult, children 15 and under free
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
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
Night Sky of the Northwoods
Lake Vermillion-Soudan Underground Mine State Park, Tower, Minnesota
August 18, 2018, 8:30-10 p.m.
(218) 300-7000
Park admission fee
SKYWATCHING
Big Bog Night Sky: Much Ado About Mars!
Big Bog State Recreation Area, Waskish, Minnesota
August 18, 2018, 8:30-10 p.m.
(218) 647-8592
Park admission fee
SKYWATCHING
Mars Starwatch Party
Camden State Park, Lynd, Minnesota
August 25, 2018, 8:30-10:30 p.m.
(507) 865-4530
Park admission fee
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
Telescope Viewing on Mt. Tom
Sibley State Park, New London, Minnesota
September 2, 2018, 8-9 p.m.
(320) 354-2055
Park admission fee
SKYWATCHING
Stargazing Night, The High Line, Manhattan, New York
September 4, 2018, 6:45-9:30 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
Astronomy and Stargazing
Glacial Lakes State Park, Elba, Minnesota
September 8, 2018, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
(320) 239-2860
Park admission fee
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
SKYWATCHING
Stargazing Through Telescopes
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Indiana
September 8, 2018, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
(219) 395-1821
Free admission
SKYWATCHING
Night Sky from the Bluff
Scotts Bluff National Monument, Nebraska
September 8, 2018, 9-10:30 p.m.
(308) 436-9700, ext. 0
Free admission
SKYWATCHING
Stargazing Night, The High Line, Manhattan, New York
September 11, 2018, 6:45-9:30 p.m.
Free admission
SKYWATCHING
Astronomy Night
George Rogers Clark National Historic Park, Vincennes, Indiana
September 15, 2018,7-9 p.m.
(812) 882-1776, ext. 1207
Free admission
SKYWATCHING
Stargazing Night, The High Line, Manhattan, New York
September 18, 2018, 6:45-9:30 p.m.
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
SKYWATCHING
Stargazing Night, The High Line, Manhattan, New York
September 25, 2018, 6:45-9:30 p.m.
Free admission
SKYWATCHING
Stargazing Night, The High Line, Manhattan, New York
October 2, 2018, 6:45-9:30 p.m.
Free admission
SKYWATCHING
Stargazing Night, The High Line, Manhattan, New York
October 9, 2018, 6:45-9:30 p.m.
Free admission
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
SKYWATCHING
Astronomy and Stargazing
Glacial Lakes State Park, Elba, Minnesota
October 13, 2018, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
(320) 239-2860
Park admission fee
SKYWATCHING
Stargazing Through Telescopes
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Indiana
October 13, 2018, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
(219) 395-1821
Free admission
SKYWATCHING
Stargazing Night, The High Line, Manhattan, New York
October 16, 2018, 6:45-9:30 p.m.
Free admission
SKYWATCHING
Stargazing Night, The High Line, Manhattan, New York
October 23, 2018, 6:45-9:30 p.m.
Free admission
SKYWATCHING
Stargazing Night, The High Line, Manhattan, New York
October 30, 2018, 6:45-9:30 p.m.
Free admission
SKYWATCHING
Stargazing Through Telescopes
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Indiana
November 10, 2018, 5-7 p.m.
(219) 395-1821
Free admission
SKYWATCHING
Stargazing Through Telescopes
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Indiana
December 8, 2018, 5-7 p.m.
(219) 395-1821
Free admission
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