Grand Canyon National Park Is Hosting a Free Stargazing Event Online
Attention, stargazers! Grand Canyon National Park is hosting its annual "Star Party" online this year. So, regardless of travel plans, you can tune in for free to learn more about astronomy and watch Arizona's starry night skies from home.
Every night this week, Grand Canyon National Park is premiering two videos on its Facebook page. The first video will feature a guest speaker from the park's Star Party Speaker Series. Ranging from historians to astronauts to professors, the speakers will share their presentations over a video conferencing feed. Since the speakers have such a diverse range of expertise, you'll be able to learn about a variety of space-related topics. You can retrace the footsteps of the Apollo Astronauts to the bottom of the Grand Canyon with a historian, and join an astrophysicist as she unveils the plans for the NASA James Webb Space Telescope. You can also join a course on astrophotography for beginners, so you can learn how to take photos of the night sky.
In the second video, astronomers will connect video cameras to their telescopes for the virtual star party. Over the course of an hour (or an hour and a half), the astronomers will pick out 10 to 12 celestial objects. If you have questions while you tune in to the videos, the speakers and astronomers in Arizona will populate the the chatrooms during the premieres to engage with viewers.
From June 13 to June 20, the first video will go live at 6 p.m. PDT, and the second video will premiere at 7 p.m. PDT. Find the full schedule for Grand Canyon National Park's Star Party here.
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