Star Gazing Party

Cave Creek Dark Sky Initiative Presents

“OUTDOOR PLANETARIUM”

Date: November 12th, 2022

Time: 6:15pm-8:00pm

Where: Spur Cross Recreation Area Parking Lot (Located at the end of Spur Cross Rd. in Cave Creek, AZ.

Arrive: before 5:30pm to place your chair & avoid car headlights effecting night vision.

Bring: your Folding Chair(s) & DRESS WARMLY.

Astronomy Expert and NASA Ambassador: Mark Johnston will project his deep space telescope images in real time onto five Big Screens for all of us to see.  

Directions: From Cave Creek Road drive North on Spur Cross Road (5 miles) until the pavement turns into a dirt road. Continue on until the dirt road ends into a large parking lot and you’ve arrived.

Please RSVP: [email protected]

List of Targeted Objects we will observe from our “OUTDOOR PLANETARIUM”: Lagoon Nebula / Triffid Nebula / Dumbbell Nebula / Ring Nebula / Helix Nebula / Hercules Globular Cluster / Andromeda Galaxy / Triangulum Galaxy / Double Star Cluster +  Jupiter & Saturn (Rings), Neptune & Uranus.

WIN A TELESCOPE!!

BUY RAFFLE TICKETS TO WIN!

$10.00 per Ticket or $50.00 for 6 Tickets

Orion 127mm Telescope includes: Motor/ 2- Cases/Tripod/Multiple Eyepieces & More.

Please RSVP to: [email protected]