Star Party

Join local astrophotographer and host of the weekly "SkyWatch" segment on KYAQ, Jeremy Likness, for a unique experience exploring the night skies over Newport. You may be surprised to discover how much is actually visible even within the city limits, from stars, galaxies, and clusters, to planets and nebulae. Jeremy will host a variety of equipment options and use techniques he will explain such as "live stacking" to bring deep space down to earth. He'll include tips, facts, and fun games. The session will be projected or displayed on a monitor so anyone can see and participate. Find lunar landing locations on the surface of the moon, see Jupiter's stripes, or see what a distant star looks like close up (depending on the skies that night). Until then, stay informed with historical events, fun facts, astrophotography terminology explained, and a guide to what to see in the night skies for the coming week by tuning into "SkyWatch" after the local news on Mondays at noon and 4pm at 91.7 on your FM dial or online at kyaq.org.

This event is free to the public!

Please keep an eye on Facebook the day of the event. We will update on weather conditions as this event is weather dependent.

Dress warmly as it can get cold at night, bring a lawn chair, and if you bring a flashlight, try to bring one with a red light or low light option. If arriving after 9pm, please try to use parking lights to reduce excess light.