Yellowstone National Park
Star Talk Activities
Spring and Summer 2011
Enjoy Yellowstone's unpolluted sky. Find constellations, hear star stories, and view the sun and other celestial objects through telescopes. Weather permitting.
| Stars Over Yellowstone | |
|---|---|
| Area of Park | Old Faithful Visitor Center |
| Title | Safe Solar Observing |
| Description | Safely view the sun through telescopes. |
| Dates | 25 June and 30 July - Saturday |
| Time | 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. |
| Stars Over Yellowstone | |
|---|---|
| Area of Park | Between the Madison Campground and Amphitheater |
| Title | Night Sky Observing |
| Description | Find the Milky Way, Jupiter, craters on the Moon, the center of the Galaxy, star clusters, and nebula. Telescopes available. Dress warmly; bring a flashlight. |
| Dates | 24 and 25 June / 29 and 30 July - Friday and Saturday |
| Time | 10:30 p.m. |
| Stars Over Yellowstone | |
|---|---|
| Area of Park | Between the Madison Campground and Amphitheater |
| Title | Cosmic Update 2011 by Jim Manning, Executive Director, Astronomical Society of the Pacific. |
| Description | What's up, what's new, what's hot in the big wide universe and our exploration of it. |
| Dates | 24 June - Friday |
| Time | 9:30 p.m. |
| Stars Over Yellowstone | |
|---|---|
| Area of Park | Between the Madison Campground and Amphitheater |
| Title | Did Mars Start Out Like Yellowstone? by Jim Manning. |
| Description | Look at our search for life elsewhere. See how Mars may have started out like Yellowstone and may be a possible source of life. |
| Dates | 25 June - Saturday |
| Time | 9:30 p.m. |
| Stars Over Yellowstone | |
|---|---|
| Area of Park | Between the Madison Campground and Amphitheater |
| Title | Star Gazing from the National Parks, by Mike Murray, Program Manager, Clark Planetarium, Salt Lake City. |
| Description | Some of the most pristine views of stars and deep sky wonders can be experienced from Yellowstone because of dark night skies and incredible viewing conditions. Discover how to get the most out of your star observing experience in Yellowstone. |
| Dates | 29 July - Saturday |
| Time | 9:30 p.m. |
| Stars Over Yellowstone | |
|---|---|
| Area of Park | Between the Madison Campground and Amphitheater |
| Title | Seeing in the Dark: Tales of an Amateur Astronomer by Mike Murray. |
| Description | The inspiration to explore the sky has one common thread: a curiosity to discover more of nature's secrets and feel a personal connection to the universe. Learn about observing with binoculars, "star hopping," astronomy clubs, star parties, choosing your first telescope, observing techniques, using star charts, and more. |
| Dates | 30 July - Saturday |
| Time | 9:30 p.m. |
You can right click and print these Activities Pages. They are formatted for an 8.5" x 11" page.
Star Talks Spring and Summer Ranger Led Activities ~ Adobe pdf document
| Ranger Led Activities by Area | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bridge Bay | Lake | Ranger Hikes |
| Canyon | Madison | Star Talks |
| Fishing Bridge | Mammoth | Visitor Centers |
| Grant | Norris | West Thumb |
| Junior Ranger | Old Faithful | West Yellowstone |
| Yellowstone National Park WebCams | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Faithful Live | All Old Faithful | Old Faithful Static | Old Faithful VC | Old Faithful Lot | Mt Washburn | Mammoth | Electric Peak | YVO WebCam |
| Gardiner, Montana | Silver Gate, Montana | West Yellowstone, Montana | Cooke City, Montana |
| Livingston, Montana | Cody, Wyoming | Jackson Hole, Wyoming | Yellowstone National Park |
| Links | |
|---|---|
| The Great Outdoors Net | Great Outdoor Recreational Places |
| Gardiner, Montana | World Humanity |
by John William Uhler
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