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Duvall Stargaze

Details

Public

Type: Star Party

Keywords: Public Free

Held on: Apr 25, 2025 (Fri) at 08:00 PM to Apr 26, 2025 (Sat) at 01:00 AM

Sunset Times:

  • Official at 08:11 PM
  • Civil at 08:45 PM
  • Nautical at 09:27 PM
  • Astronomical at 10:14 PM

Lunar Phase:

Location: 28430 NE Big Rock Rd, Duvall, WA 98019

Event Coordinator: David Horn

Overview

This public star gaze event is authorized by the city of Duvall, Parks & Recreation Department and is free of charge. 

Experienced astronomer volunteers from the Seattle Astronomical Society (SAS) bring their telescopes and binoculars to share with the public.  Everyone is welcome including families with children.  Feel free to bring your own telescope or binoculars,

Dress warm, bring a chair, blanket. Please note that no food or drink is allowed on the fields.

For those setting up telescopes, the field lights will remain on between 7pm and 8pm. Field lights will turn off at 8pm.  Field #2 (the middle field) will be used for public stargazing.  Field #1 (the NE field farthest from the road) is reserved for astrophotographers to set up their equipment to avoid confusion as to which telescopes are available for visual stargazing.

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Latitude 47.7213254, Longitude -121.9567564

More Information

Check the SAS website < www.seattleastro.org > frequently for star gazing event status.  If weather conditions force cancellation of an event, that news will be posted not later than 12PM the day of the event.  

Visit the SAS website for other Puget Sound star gazing events, and for outreach opportunities, meetings and membership information.

Monthly "Skymaps" for identifying celestial targets and constellations along with a vast number of stargazing tools and publications can be found on website < www.skymaps.com >

More astronomy information on identifying monthly and seasonal celestial targets, training materials and observing challenges can be found on "Astronomical League" website < www.astroleague.org >

Globe at Night educational challenge materials on "dark sky preservation identifying light pollution can be found on website < www.globeatnight.org>

 

 

Announcements

about 15 hours ago

Duvall Stargaze starts soon! —

Duvall Stargaze starts shortly on Apr 25 (Fri) at 08:00 PM.

about 21 hours ago

Reminder —

The weather is looking really good for tonight's Duvall Stargaze (Friday Apr 25, 2025, 8:00 PM).  Please come out and join us!  Setup starts at 7pm.  The seeing should be above avarage and dew should not be a problem tonight.

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