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Wyoming Stargazing

Posted on: October 31st, 2018 by thcAdmin No Comments

Free programs will take place on clear Fridays from 7:30pm-9:30pm October through April.

at the Center for the Arts

Looking for a fun and unique event for your family or group while in town? Wyoming Stargazing offers year-round stargazing programs at your convenience. Let us come to your private residence or bring you to one of the premiere stargazing locations in Grand Teton National Park Google Maps. We’ll set up one of our gigantic telescopes and entertain you and your guests by showing you all that the fantastic night skies of Jackson Hole have to offer: stars, planets, globular clusters, nebulae, and galaxies! We’ll also have plenty of iPads ready with the Star Walk application on them so you can continue exploring the heavens while your friends and family are entranced through the telescopes.

Astronomy educators will use one of a gigantic Dobsonian telescopes to show you planets, stars, planetary nebulae, galaxies, and more!

stargazing at the center for the arts

Explore the heavens while others are looking through the telescopes via the Star Walk application. Throughout the night the astronomy educators will tell you everything you want to know about the objects you are viewing. They can additionally can answer all your other questions about astronomy. There is no need to reserve your spot in advance. You can come and go as you please. We look forward to seeing you under the stars! Please dress warmly.

Stargazing at the Center For the Arts

Posted on: September 2nd, 2018 by thcAdmin No Comments

Every other clear Friday nights during the Summer season, Wyoming Stargazing is hosting free public stargazing events at the Center for the Arts in downtown Jackson.  The set up is on the large lawn right next to the Center.

stargazing at the center for the arts

During the stargazing events we will be using our giant Dobsonian Telescope with a 20″ primary mirror to look at planets, stars, nebulae, galaxies, and more! We will also bring several iPads with the Star Walk application installed on them so you can explore the heavens while others are looking through the telescopes.

No Need to RSVP. Feel free to show up for whatever portion of the program works for you.

These free public stargazing events have been made possible by a generous grant from the Wyoming NASA Space Grant Consortium, NASA Grant #NNX10AO95H

Time: 9:30:00 PM – 11:30:00 PM
Event Cost: Free
Venue: Center for the Arts in Jackson,WY
Contact: Samuel Singer
Phone: (307) 413-4779
Email: Contact Samuel Singer via email

Free Public Planetarium Programs

Posted on: November 2nd, 2017 by thcAdmin No Comments

Throughout the winter, Wyoming Stargazing will be offering indoor virtual tours of the solar system and the Milky Way Galaxy. Inside the inflatable planetarium, your hosts explain why the stars shine, why they seem to move across the sky, why the constellations change throughout the year and why the arms of the Milky Way Galaxy appear the way they do above our heads. You’ll have the opportunity to ask all the burning questions you’ve ever had about the Universe. These hour-long events will consist of three consecutive 20-minute programs inside the inflatable planetarium from. Participants are welcome to show up anytime during the programs.

No need to RSVP.

Solar Eclipse 2017

Posted on: August 7th, 2017 by thcAdmin No Comments

The solar eclipse of August 2017 looks to be quite an event here in Jackson, WY. With people booking rooms two years or more in advance of the event. The eclipse will occur on August 21, 2017 passing directly over the Jackson Hole valley. The phase of total eclipse will begin around 11:30am. The duration of the full eclipse will be for less than two and a half minutes. With the event’s totality lasting from 10:15am to 1pm.

Teton Eclipse official Site

Official Weather Page

Lodging seems to be the biggest dilemma. Some properties are already sold out over certain dates between August 19th and the 22nd. August is already one of the busiest times of year to be in the area, add on a major astronomical event, Good Luck!!! Most major hotel chains do not release rooms until about a year out, so there are still rooms available.

stargazing at the center for the arts

Many domestic travelers will be stunned to find that the majority of lodging will be booked up by the time most wake up to the fact that this is a big event.

The town of Jackson’s proximity the eclipse’s path makes it one of the more dramatic places to observe it from. The natural beauty of the area provides ample locations for amazing photo opportunities. Be prepared for large crowds to inundate the valley. The eclipse will pass almost directly over the Grand Teton itself. The best viewing being North of town from Gros Ventre Junction to the North end of Jackson Lake.

Links for further information regarding the eclipse:

Wyoming Stargazing

Jackson Hole Astronomy Club

Great American Eclipse

Eclipse2017.org

JH News & Guide Article I

stargazing at the center for the arts

There are tours which you can sign up for as well:

MWT Associates, Inc.

Tropical Sails Corp.

TavelQuest International

Locations that could provide dramatic views of the eclipse in the Jackson Hole area:

Munger Mountain

Jackson Peak

Top of the Aerial Tram at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort

Cascade Canyon in Grand Teton National Park

Shadow Mountain

Snake River Overlook

Top of Snow King Mountain

Sleeping Indian

Black Tail Butte

Potential viewing locations in Teton Valley Idaho:

Various points in the Big Hole Mountains

Top of Grand Targhee Resort

Top of Snow King Mountain

Sleeping Indian

Black Tail Butte

More information will be added as it is gathered.

 

 

Stargazing at Rendevous Park

Posted on: October 18th, 2015 by thcAdmin No Comments

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Every clear Friday night, Wyoming Stargazing is hosting free public stargazing events at Rendevous Park. During the stargazing events they will be using their giant Dobsonian Telescope with a 20″ primary mirror to look at planets, stars, nebulae, galaxies, and more! They will also bring several iPads with the Star Walk application installed on them so you can explore the heavens while others are looking through the telescopes.

stargazing at the center for the arts

The telescopes are named after the late amateur astronomer John Dobson who designed the telescope mount used by those telescopes. John was also instrumental in popularizing amateur astronomy and amateur telescope building across the county. The programs will take place at roughly 9:00pm for the rest of the season. Feel free to show up for whatever portion of the program works for you.

stargazing at the center for the arts

These free public stargazing events have been made possible by a generous grant from the Wyoming NASA Space Grant Consortium, NASA Grant #NNX10AO95H.

Rendevous Park is located on the West Bank of the Snake River, on your Right just after you merge onto HWY 390 from HWY 22.