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

Telescope Etiquette, Comfort, & Seeing