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Grand Teton astronomy day offers sky-gazing fun

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The Big Dipper is visible over the Tetons in Grand Teton National Park.

Grand Teton National Park will join the Jackson Hole Astronomy Club to host the annual Grand Teton Astronomy Day on Saturday, August 23. Family-oriented activities are planned, offering fun and educational opportunities for learning about constellations, star clusters, sunspots, galaxies, nebulae and more. Throughout the day, astronomy themed videos will play in the Colter Bay Visitor Center auditorium, including a showing of the award winning documentary, "The City Dark: A search for night on a planet that never sleeps." Outdoor events begin at 2 p.m. at the Colter Bay Visitor Center and end with a late-night star-gazing session on Jackson Lake. Continue Reading →

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Grand Teton Astronomy Day on Sunday offers activities, evening sky gazing

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Grand Teton National Park will join with the Jackson Hole Astronomy Club to celebrate Grand Teton Astronomy Day on Sunday, Aug. 19. Several family-oriented activities are planned for Grand Teton Astronomy Day, offering park visitors and local residents an opportunity to learn about star gazing, sunspots, star clusters, galaxies and more. Events begin at 2 p.m. at the Colter Bay Visitor Center in Grand Teton, and end with a late-night star gazing session at Colter Bay on the shore of Jackson Lake. To highlight Grand Teton Astronomy Day, specially filtered telescopes will be available to safely view sunspots and other solar features from 2-5 p.m. on the back deck of the Colter Bay Visitor Center. Continue Reading →

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Grand Teton transit of Venus event to be hosted by ranger-astronomer

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Grand Teton National Park and the Jackson Hole Astronomy Club will host a Grand Teton transit of Venus viewing event from 4 p.m. until sunset on Tuesday, June 5. Professional astronomer and park ranger naturalist Robert Hoyle will lead a discussion and demonstration for the twice-in-a-lifetime event at the Willow Flats Overlook north of Jackson Lake Junction. Hoyle hosted a Grand Teton eclipse viewing event last month at Willow Flats that was attended by an estimated 500 people, with the Teton Range providing a dramatic backdrop for the annular solar eclipse. Hoyle has worked previously as an astronomer at the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. Continue Reading →

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