Take a tour of the summer night sky with Robin, our Astronomy Education Specialist. Learn what constellations and bright stars are in the night sky this time of year and what planets we can see. Experience some of the incredible deep sky objects this sky has to offer including galaxies, star clusters, and more. And…

The night sky is full of wonders! Find inspiration in constellations, craters on the Moon, the rings of Saturn, stellar nurseries, galaxies filled with stars, and more! Come to our monthly, first Friday Star Watch hosted by the Wilderness Center’s Astronomy Club. Star Watch is fun for the whole family. Explore our dark skies through…

We’ve all been captivated by the dancing northern lights we call auroras.  Join us as we learn how Earth’s magnetic field creates auroras and how this magnetic field protects our planet from cosmic radiation and harmful charged particles from the Sun.   Discover why auroras seem to dance across the sky in rays, folds and curtains…

We’ve all been captivated by the dancing northern lights we call auroras.  Join us as we learn how Earth’s magnetic field creates auroras and how this magnetic field protects our planet from cosmic radiation and harmful charged particles from the Sun.   Discover why auroras seem to dance across the sky in rays, folds and curtains…

Children will meet Plato, a very curious young mole and his best friends, earthworms Alfa, Beta, and Gamma.  With the help of Professor Socrates, a very distinguished beetle, children along with Plato and his friends will discover why we have night and day, why the Moon looks different every night, what are the stars and…