Dark Nights

From March through November, the Pajarito Astronomers Club holds County-Sponsored "Dark Night" observing sessions at Overlook Park in White Rock, New Mexico. These sessions are open to the public and occur once a month (on a Saturday evening near a new moon) when Los Alamos County turns off all the athletic field lights at the park.

A typical session will have 15-50 people looking through 4-6 telescopes, viewing galaxies, planets, star clusters, the moon, and much more. Weather permitting, observing sessions start at sunset and end before midnight.

Dark Nights begin at sunset at Spirio Soccer Field at Overlook Park in White Rock. Visible will be planets, various colorful double stars, galaxies, gaseous nebulae, open star clusters, and globular star clusters.

A constellation tour of the night sky will be provided.

The public is invited and encouraged to attend. Observing will end before 12:00 Midnight.

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