Have you ever pointed binoculars up to the night sky? You’ll be amazed at what you can see.
For three nights in September, the Pagosa Sidewalk Astronomers will host free, educational public star parties.
Your star guide will point out large deep-sky objects that look great through binoculars and provide their classification with interesting facts about each.
Join us for any (or all three) moonless nights toward the middle of September, including ColorFest weekend — Sept. 12, 20 and 21.
Star parties are weather dependent, but cloudy evenings often turn to cloudless nights here in Pagosa Springs. Let’s hope for clear skies.
Bring a pair of binoculars (they don’t have to be high magnification) and meet at Yamaguchi Park near the pickleball courts at 8 p.m. Please turn off your headlights ASAP so that our eyes can adjust to the darkness. We should be able to view binary star systems, planets, star clusters and even a nebula or galaxy, if we’re lucky.
Come out and enjoy Pagosa’s dark sky. This event is free of charge. Donations are greatly appreciated.
What to bring: binoculars, warm clothes, warm shoes, warm hat, gloves or hand warmers, flashlight or headlamp (red light preferred), optionally a phone app of night sky (like Stellarium).
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