Stargaze in the Big Meadow!

Family Stargazing & Moon-gazing

Enjoy the brilliance of Black Butte Ranch’s incredible night sky!  You’ll listen to an ancient story about the stars, find constellations, find and learn about other interesting visible night sky objects, and look at visible planets through a 70mm beginners telescope (100 x’s the human eye). Each participant will receive and learn how to use a sky map, specialized to the month of viewing.

Details

Programs are approximately one hour long. Please meet at the back of the Big Meadow golf parking lot. There is a short 2 minute walk on an accessible bark-chipped path into the meadow where we will stargaze. It is highly recommended that senior citizens bring their own lawn chairs.

Program Dates

*If a program is full or the scheduled dates don’t work for you, please inquire about scheduling an additional evening to accommodate your group.*

Special Winter Solstice Program Wednesday, December 21 | 7pm (New Moon)

Friday, December 23 | 7pm

Tuesday, December 27 | 7pm

Thursday December 29 7pm

Cost

$20/adult

$10/Kids ages 4-15; must be accompanied by an adult  (pay for kids in a separate booking and use the code KIDS$10)

Where to meet

At the very back of the Big Meadow golf parking lot, past Robert’s Pub.

Learn About Your Instructor

Check out Starshine’s About Page to learn about our instructors.

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What to Bring

  • Warm layers

  • Blanket to lay on or chairs to sit on

  • Curiosity and wonder!

Optional but encouraged

  • Red light flashlight

  • Binoculars

  • A sky viewing app on your phone, recommended is SkyView Lite–its free!​

Response to COVID-19

Starshine, LLC. adheres to all current Oregon state guidelines. At this time masks are not required for participants. All programs take place outdoors except in the case of inclement weather.  The instructor has been vaccinated and boosted. ​

Cancellation Policy

If the program cancels due to inclement weather or insufficient participation, all bookings will receive a full refund at the time of cancellation.  Bookings canceled more than one week in advance will receive full refund, otherwise a partial refund of 50% will be returned.