Monthly Event Location
Homolovi State Park visitor center & observatory, AZ-87, Winslow AZ, 86047
Venue
2025 Astronomy presentations & night sky observing the 3rd Saturday of each month (except December). The only Arizona State Park with a permanent observatory.
Hours
Summer hrs. 7 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. MDT April, May, June, July August
Winter hrs. 6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. MDT September, October, November
Winslow-Homolovi Observatory Public Night Sky Exploration Night
We enjoyed sharing the night sky views with you this year and look forward to seeing you again the third Saturday of the month, April thru November, next year. Y'all keep looking up!
Our November observing season wrapped up the observing sessionsfor the year. Clear skies afforded us good views of Venus displaying a first quarter moon-like phase. Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas is still visible as an oblong, faint, fuzzy, little cloud in a low power eyepiece. Heck, it's halfway to Jupiter (2.7 AU) in 2 months after rounding the sun. As Saturn slowly climbs the ecliptic month after month it's now 45 degrees off the horizon when we viewed it, and its largest moon, Titan, at 200x, drawing many gasps & exclamations. The globular cluster M15 capped off the evening's observing event as the temperature began dropping. I think our 30+ visitors had a good time enjoying an evening under the stars & we hope everyone can join us next April when our monthly observing sessions begin again, every 3rd Saturday of each month. Y'all keep looking up!