Winslow-Homolovi Observatory Public Sky Exploration Night

August 16th, 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;

August 16th, 2025 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. Guest Speaker Presentation in the park visitor center -

DarkSky International by Kenn Evans II, Park Ranger

• 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.

• Summer Milky Way, from the SW arcs overhead & to the NE, DSLR-widefield lens-tripod astro photo ops

• M57, Ring Nebula (Planetary Nebula-Low Stellar Mass Nova), 1,400 Light Years Distance

• M92, Globular Cluster, 150,000 stars, 26,000 Light Years Distance, Brighter than M13

• Albireo, Double Star, 380 Light Years Distance, Colorful Indigo & Gold colored stars, side-by-side

• M27, Dumbbell Nebula (Planetary Nebula-Low Stellar Mass Nova), 1,700 Light Years Distance

• M16, Eagle Nebula (Pillars of Creation), 7,000 Light Years Distance

• T Coronae Borealis, Blaze Star (Recurrent Nova), 2,700 Light Years Distance, Outburst Pending