Monthly Event Location
Homolovi State Park visitor center & observatory, AZ-87, Winslow AZ, 86047
Venue
2025 Astronomy presentations & night sky observing are on the 3rd Saturday of each month (April - November). The only Arizona State Park with a permanent observatory.
Hours
Summer hrs. 7 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. MST April, May, June, July August
Winter hrs. 6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. MST September, October, November
The first hour is a presentation in the park visitor center
The remaining 90 minutes will be observations through the Moore 14" SCT telescope
Winslow-Homolovi Observatory Public Sky Exploration Night
October 18th, 2025 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. As sky conditions allow, the observatory will open to view these objects thru the Moore 14" SCT telescope;
October 18th, 2025 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. Guest Speaker Presentation in the park visitor center -
Dr. Kevin Schindler is the historian and Public Information Officer at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, where he has worked for 27 years. He shares Lowell’s long history of research and exploration through writing and public presentations. He writes articles for a variety of publications and contributes a bi-weekly astronomy column, “View from Mars Hill”, for the Arizona Daily Sun newspaper.
Dress warm. Night time can get chilly with a light breeze.
White lights can be used around the visitor center & parking lot. Avoid pointing a white light including car headlights at the observatory.
Red lights only adjacent and inside the observatory. This protects your dark adaptation and gives you a much better eyepiece view.
Please take your time at the eyepiece. The human eye does not work well in the dark. Ask for an assist if you can't see anything thru the eyepiece.
If you have any questions please share. We have quite a few friendly volunteers with a breadth of knowledge and experience.
Comet SWAN, C/2025 R2, .3 AU from Earth
NGC7009, Saturn Nebula, Planetary Nebula
M27, Dumbbell Nebula
M31 & M32, Andromeda Galaxy & Satellite Galaxy
Neptune, 4 light hours away
Saturn, Ringed Planet
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