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Old faithful erupts under a blanket of stars. NPS PHOTO
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OTHER HALF V IEW IN G T H E PARK’S NIG HT S KIE S BY JESSIANNE WRIGHT
Nighttime summer skies in the Greater Yellowstone are a stargazer’s paradise and in an effort to highlight the area’s night skies, Yellowstone National Park offers astronomy programs throughout the summer. This programming, held in cooperation with the Museum of the Rockies and known as Stars Over Yellowstone, is designed to help park visitors find and locate constellations, share stories, and view celestial objects through the lens of a telescope. On select evenings in June and July, the National Park Service will offer thematic educational astronomy classes in the Madison Amphitheater, and topics include cosmic updates, water and life, and touring the night sky. Each course will be followed by a night sky observation session at the Madison Information Station parking lot, weather permitting. Evening educational sessions begin at 9:30 p.m. and observation begins at 10:30 p.m. on June 15 and 16 and July 13 and 14. The Park Service will also host observation sessions of the sun on June 16 and July 13 at 12 p.m. at the Old Faithful Visitor Education Center.
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