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Public Viewing: Spring Constellation Tour
2025-05-16 21:15 - 21:45 (America/Denver) | Yamaguchi Park, 684 S 5th St, Pagosa Springs, CO, United States
Spring Constellation Tour
Join Pagosa Sidewalk Astronomers at Yamaguchi Park (near the Pickleball courts) when we’ll tour the Spring constellations. Learn how to use pointer stars to find bright stars in neighboring constellations. We’ll read from a storybook of constellation myths from around the world. Weather dependent. Cloud forecast can be found on ClearDarkSky.com

Open Date: Private Star Party
2025-05-15 21:30 - 23:00, 2025-05-14 21:30 - 23:00 (America/Denver) | CO
Private Star Party
Constellations, Planets, Star Clusters, Nebulae, Galaxies…

small groups work best
program is geared toward ages 13 and older

After filling out the request form, you will receive a confirmation email with your Star Guide’s contact information, details on where to meet, and what to bring. Private Star Parties are held in public places in the Pagosa Springs area. You know, where it’s nice and dark!
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Public Viewing: BYOBinoculars
2025-03-29 20:15 - 21:15, 2025-03-21 20:15 - 21:15, 2025-03-19 20:15 - 21:15 (America/Denver) | Coyote Hill Trailhead, Coyote Hill Trailhead, Pagosa Springs, CO, United States
Binocular Night
Join Pagosa Sidewalk Astronomers for a tour of the night sky! Bring your own binoculars and your Star Guide will point out large Deep Sky Objects that look great with binoculars! If you have a red light flashlight or headlamp, bring that, too!
We will meet at sunset at the Coyote Hill trailhead. Please turn off your lights ASAP so our eyes can adjust to the darkness. Overflow parking available in the Turkey Springs trailhead parking lot across the street. Please be on time. The tour starts promptly at 8:30pm!
It will be cold, so dress accordingly. We will only stay out for an hour or less! We should be able to view binary star systems, planets, the moon, star clusters, and even a nebula or galaxy, if we’re lucky!

BYOBinoculars - Just added!
2025-03-25 20:15 - 21:15, 2025-03-24 20:15 - 21:15 UTC | Coyote Hill Trailhead, Coyote Hill Trailhead, Pagosa Springs, CO, United States

Public Viewing: BYOBinoculars - CANCELLED
2025-03-17 20:15 - 21:15 (America/Denver) | Coyote Hill Trailhead, Coyote Hill Trailhead, Pagosa Springs, CO, United States
Binocular Night – Cancelled due to weather
Join Pagosa Sidewalk Astronomers for a tour of the night sky! Bring your own binoculars and your Star Guide will point out large Deep Sky Objects that look great with binoculars! If you have a red light flashlight or headlamp, bring that, too!
We will meet at sunset at the Coyote Hill trailhead. Please turn off your lights ASAP so our eyes can adjust to the darkness. Overflow parking available in the Turkey Springs trailhead parking lot across the street. Please be on time. The tour starts promptly at 8:30pm!
It will be cold, so dress accordingly. We will only stay out for an hour or less! We should be able to view binary star systems, planets, the moon, star clusters, and even a nebula or galaxy, if we’re lucky!

Public Viewing: Planetary Parade
2025-01-25 19:00 - 19:30, 2025-01-24 19:00 - 19:30 UTC | Yamaguchi Park, 684 S 5th St, Pagosa Springs, CO, United States
We are scheduling two dates for this event in hopes that the weather is good on one or both nights.
Join us for this special celestial event when 6 planets will be visible across the night sky (5 with the naked eye). The Planetary Parade! Your Star Guide will give a short presentation on the planets in our solar system and then point out Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus, and Saturn.
We will have a telescope set up so everyone can take turns viewing Jupiter and the Galilean moons: Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto.
It will be cold, so dress accordingly. Please arrive on time and dim headlights ASAP. Presentation begins at 7:00!
