Bryce Canyon Astronomy Festival Will Be May 17-20
Bryce
Canyon is known to have one of the "darkest skies" in
the United States. Since it is located far from any city and is at a
high elevation, the sky has little air and light pollution. The stars
are incredibly bright - the Milky Way puts on an amazing show.
Capitalizing on those rare qualities,
Bryce Canyon National Park hosts several "star parties" and
other events every year. It also offers an annual
Astronomy Festival. This year the festival coincides with an upcoming
solar eclipse. The park will be one of the best places in the country
to view the eclipse.
The park provided this information on
the festival:
Looking for total
astronomy immersion?
Join us for our
12th Annual Astronomy Festival (May 17-20, 2012) where for 4
consecutive nights, thanks to the Salt Lake Astronomical Society and
the University of Utah, we will have 50 HUGE telescopes available for
use by the general public. And on Sunday afternoon, just before
sunset, join us for a "front row" seat of one of mother
nature's rarest and most wonderful spectacles -- an annular "Ring
of Fire" solar eclipse.
Bryce Canyon is
the ultimate place to learn about and enjoy the splendor of the night
sky. Far from the light pollution of civilization, and protected by a
special force of park rangers and volunteer astronomers known as "The
Dark Rangers," Bryce Canyon is the last grand sanctuary of
natural darkness. The night sky at Bryce is so dark we can see 7500
stars on a moonless night! Here, Venus will cause you to cast a
shadow! No visit to Bryce Canyon is complete without joining the Dark
Rangers for one of their educational and entertaining celebrations of
natural darkness.
posted by Utah Blog Admin @ 8:29 PM
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