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

July 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;

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

Bill Wood - Introduction to Deep Sky Astro Image Processing Using Pixinsight Software
  • 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.

  • 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

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