Yellowstone National Park
Madison Ranger Led Activities
Spring and Summer 2019
* * Star Talks in the Madison Area * *
Enjoy Yellowstone's unpolluted night sky. The Museum of the Rockies (Bozeman, Montana) has partnered with Yellowstone since 1999 to offer this educational program series. Enjoy programs about astronomy, find constellations, hear stories, and view celestial objects through telescopes, weather permitting.
Night Sky Observing - Evening Program - Stars Over Yellowstone |
Place |
Madison Information Station Parking Lot - Dress warmly and bring a flashlight. |
Title |
Night Sky Observing |
Description |
Find the Milky Way, planets, craters on the Moon, the center of the Galaxy, star clusters, and nebula. Telescopes available. |
Dates |
June 28th & June 29th and July 26th & July 27th - Friday and Saturday |
Time |
10:30 p.m. |
Cosmic Update - Evening Program - Stars Over Yellowstone |
Place |
Madison Amphitheater - Dress warmly and bring a flashlight. |
Title |
Cosmic Update by Mr. Jim Manning - science education consultant and former Executive Director of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. |
Description |
What's up, what's new, what's hot in the larger universe today. |
Date |
July 26th - Friday |
Time |
9:30 p.m. |
Planet-Building in the Universe - Evening Program - Stars Over Yellowstone |
Place |
Madison Amphitheater - dress warmly and bring a flashlight |
Title |
Planet-Building in the Universe |
Description |
A look at the menagerie of worlds we’re finding, and what it means for Earth and life. Presented by Mr. Jim Manning, science education consultant and former Executive Director of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. |
Dates |
July 27th - Saturday |
Time |
9:30 p.m. |