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. MDT April, May, June, July August

  • Winter hrs. 6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. MDT 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

  1. Jupiter, moons Io, Europa, Ganymede, Callisto

  2. Mars, Polar Cap, surface features?

  3. M42, Orion Nebula, Trapezium Cluster, Star Incubator

  4. M1, Crab Nebula, Super Nova Remnant, spinning neutron star at core

  5. NGC 2392, Clown Face Nebula, Planetary Nebula (low stellar mass nova)

  6. M65, M66, NGC 3628, Leo Galaxy Triplet, gravitationally bound

April 19th, 2025 8 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. As sky conditions allow, the observatory will open to view these objects thru the Moore 14" SCT telescope;

April 19th, 2025 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. Guest Presentation in the park visitor center.

Bill Wood - "The Winslow Homolovi Observatory - A Short History & a Bright Future"
  • Dress warm. April temps at night 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 around and inside the observatory. This protects your dark adaptation giving 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.