A great Summer night activity is a Star Party with the Salt Lake Astronomical Society. “Star enthusiasts” and members of the Salt Lake Astronomical Society bring their high-powered telescopes and educate you on all the wonders of the sky and universe.
The kids were given a card, and if they identified 10 different objects in the night sky, they were entered into a drawing. Books, binoculars and other fun “star” objects were raffled off. Both of my kids won a book about astronomy.
The “enthusiasts” that are present are so fun to talk to, and seem to know anything and everything about the night sky. A few things we were able to see through telescopes were Saturn with its rings, Jupiter and four of its moons, the moon up close, Mars and lots of different stars. We were educated on why one certain star twinkled more than others, and other interesting things I had never heard before.
One of the members of the Salt Lake Astronomical Society invited us to come out to their Observatory in Stansbury Park, where more of the night sky is visible. We are excited to find a night where we can go out there and check it out!
2014 Star and Sun Party Schedule:
This schedule is subject to change without my knowledge. Please refer to the Salt Lake Astronomical Society website for an accurate and up-to-date schedule. All sun and star parties are weather permitting. Star parties are from dusk until 10pm May and September, and dusk until 11pm June through August. Sun parties are from 9am to noon.
Click on the link in the name of the location for a map and directions.
- May 23rd – Wheeler Farm North Parking lot
- May 24th – Stansbury Park Observation Complex
- June 6th – Taylorsville Harmon’s
- June 7th – Stansbury Park Observation Complex
- June 14th – SUN party – Winchester Park
- June 20th – Wheeler Farm North parking lot
- June 21st – Stansbury Park Observation Complex
- July 5th – Stansbury Park Observation Complex
- July 12th – SUN Party – Winchester Park
- July 18th – Wheeler Farm north parking lot
- July 19th – Stansbury Park Observation Complex
- July 26th – Jordanelle State Park
- August 1st – Bangerter Crossing Harmon’s
- August 2nd – Stansbury Park Observation Complex
- August 9th – SUN Party – Winchester Park
- August 15th – Wheeler Farm north parking lot
- August 16th – Stansbury Park Observation Complex
- September 5th – Brickyard Harmon’s
- September 6th – Stansbury Park Observation Complex
- September 13th – SUN Party – Winchester Park
- September 20th – Stansbury Park Observation Complex
- October 3rd – South Jordan Harmon’s
- October 4th – Stansbury Park Observation Complex
- October 11th – SUN Party – Winchester Park
- October 17th – Stansbury Park Observation Complex
- October 18th – Stansbury Park Observation Complex
- October 31st – 7th Street Harmon’s
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