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Educational observatory This is a partial list of astronomical observatories ordered by name, along with initial dates of operation (where an accurate date is available) and location. The list also includes a final year of operation for many observatories that are no longer in operation.
Experts recommend stargazing on the nights surrounding the new moon as it is the time when the sky is the darkest. In 2025, the new moons during summer fall on June 25, July 2, Aug. 23 and Sept. 21.
The Winter Star Party, aka WSP, is an annual convention of amateur astronomers where the primary activity is nighttime astronomical observation. This February event is run at Camp Wesumkee located on Scout Key in the Lower Florida Keys. It is hosted by the Southern Cross Astronomical Society of Miami, Florida. [1] Most attendees camp on site.
Originally, Astronomy Day occurred on a Saturday between mid-April and mid-May, and was scheduled so as to occur at or close to the first quarter Moon. In 2007, an autumn Astronomy Day was added. It was scheduled to occur on a Saturday between mid-September and mid-October so as to be on or close to the first quarter Moon.
5. Arches National Park, Utah. You can choose to wish upon a star from the 2,500 visible in the night sky at Arches National Park in Utah.Certified as an International Dark Sky Park, Arches offers ...
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Crater Lake received a perfect score of 100 out of 100 based on an average of 98.6% of stars being visible and a low light pollution ratio of just 0.03.
In September 2020, South Florida PBS started streaming virtual events from the Star Gazers website. Virtual events were special live Star Gazers episodes which were much longer (approximately an hour in length) than either the regular weekly episodes or the evergreen segments. These special live episodes focused on a single astronomical topic ...