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A viewing of the planets Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn will be offered Saturday, Oct. 9, by the Klamath County Museum. The free event, held in celebration of Fall Astronomy Day, will be held at the Klamath Falls YMCA, 1221 South Alameda. Participants should plan to arrive around 6:30 p.m. Telescopes will be set up for viewing.
Read MoreA winter star party will be offered by the Klamath County Museum Saturday, Feb. 6 on Lower Lake Road south of Klamath Falls. Telescopes will be set up for viewing from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - A winter star party with activities geared for families with children will be offered by the Klamath County Museum Saturday, Feb. 15, on Lower Lake Road south of Klamath Falls.
Read MoreAn astronomy event to observe other planets in our solar system will be offered by the Klamath County Museum at 8:00 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23. The Jupiter and Saturn star party will be held at the Klamath Falls YMCA soccer field, 1221 S. Alameda Avenue.
Read MoreAn astronomy event to observe the night sky will be offered in Chiloquin Saturday, April 27. The “Chiloquin Skies Star Party” will be held at Spink Park on the north Chiloquin Highway in west Chiloquin. Signs will mark the location.
Read MoreThe “Chiloquin Skies Star Party,” originally scheduled for April 6, has been postponed due to a forecast for cloudy skies over the next several days.
The event, to be held at Spink Park in west Chiloquin, is cosponsored by the City of Chiloquin and the Klamath County Museum. For more information contact Michelle Ochoa at (541) 783-2600.
Read MoreThe Klamath County Museum offers several opportunities to explore and learn this weekend: Wildflower walk, New exhibits in the Modoc Gallery, Astronomy event for star and planet gazing, and a Main Street history tour.
Read MoreThe Klamath County Museum is offering several events this week for adventure in the Klamath Basin. Starting with the Pollinator Celebration on June 22nd and continuing with a wildflower walk, backroom tour, and an astronomy event on June 23rd. On June 24th the Museum is offering a living history tour of the Bonanza Cemetery.
Read MoreA winter star party will be offered Saturday, Feb. 10, by the Klamath County Museum. The astronomy event will begin at 6:00 p.m. on Stateline Road south of Merrill.
“The Orion nebula will be the star of the show for this weekend’s party,” said Greg Christensen, an amateur astronomer assisting with the event. “This is the best time of year to view the nebula, which is so big it can be picked out with just a pair of binoculars.”
Read MoreA star party with an emphasis on deep-sky objects will be offered Sunday, Jan. 17, by the Klamath County Museum. The astronomy event will begin at 5:30 p.m. on Stateline Road south of Merrill.
Read MoreA winter star party will be offered Sunday, Dec. 17, by the Klamath County Museum.
The astronomy event will begin at 5:00 p.m. at Steen Sports Park on Foothills Boulevard. In the event of cloudy skies, the event will be rescheduled for a later date.
“The nice thing about winter star parties is that we have darkness so early in the evening,” said Todd Kepple, museum manager for Klamath County. “We’ll be able to view some deep-sky objects on a moonless night, and then head home long before bedtime.”
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