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Badlands Annual Astronomy Festival
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Free.Location: LAT/LONG: 43.749080, -101.941661
Daytime events will be at the Ben Reifel Visitor Center. Nightly Events will be at the Cedar Pass Amphitheater.
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The festival brings together space science professionals, amateur astronomers, educators, and visitors for a three-day celebration.
Novices and experts alike will enjoy the spectacular dark night skies of Badlands National Park at public star parties each evening. During the afternoon each day, a variety of family-friendly activities will provide opportunities for visitors to learn about the night sky, the sun, and space exploration. Telescopes will be provided by astronomers from the Black Hills Astronomical Society, Badlands National Park, Dark Ranger Telescope Tours and the University of Utah for day and night observations.
The schedule of events includes astrophotography workshops, scaled solar system tour and walk, solar observing opportunities, special guest speakers, public stargazing activities, static displays, as well as equipment demonstrations by professional and amateur astronomers.
This free event is made possible through funding and support from the Badlands Natural History Association, NASA South Dakota Space Grant Consortium, Dark Ranger Telescope Tours, Black Hills Astronomical Society, International Dark Sky Association, University of Utah, Badlands National Park Conservancy, and Badlands National Park.
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