Monthly Event Location
Homolovi State Park visitor center & observatory, AZ-87, Winslow AZ, 86047
Venue
2025 Astronomy presentations & night sky observing are on the 3rd Saturday of each month (April - November). The only Arizona State Park with a permanent observatory.
Hours
Summer hrs. 7 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. MDT April, May, June, July August
Winter hrs. 6 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. MDT September, October, November
The first hour is a presentation in the park visitor center
The remaining 90 minutes will be observations through the Moore 14" SCT telescope
Winslow-Homolovi Observatory Public Sky Exploration Night
May 17th, 2025 8 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. As sky conditions allow, the observatory will open to view these objects thru the Moore 14" SCT telescope;
May 17th, 2025 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. Guest Speaker Presentation in the park visitor center.
Bill Wood -
Dress warm. Night time can get chilly with a light breeze.
White lights can be used around the visitor center & parking lot. Avoid pointing a white light including car headlights at the observatory.
Red lights only adjacent and inside the observatory. This protects your dark adaptation and gives you a much better eyepiece view.
Please take your time at the eyepiece. The human eye does not work well in the dark. Ask for an assist if you can't see anything thru the eyepiece.
If you have any questions please share. We have quite a few friendly volunteers with a breadth of knowledge and experience.
Mars, 13 Light Minutes Distance, Polar Cap?
M3, Globular Cluster, 500,000 stars, 34,000 Light Years Distance
M51, Whirlpool Galaxy, 23 Million Light Years Distance, Companion Galaxy
M64, Black Eye Galaxy, 17 Million Light Years Distance, Dust Obscuration
M13, Great Hercules Cluster, 25,000 Light Years Distance, 1M Stars