Neighborhood Stargazers — Sharing the wonders of Idaho’s night skies with our neighbors

Next Stargazing Event: 10:00 PM Saturday June 28, 2025

Selected Celestial Body for the Evening: The North American Nebula (NGC 7000)

Location: 394 10th Street, Idaho Falls, Side Deck

Bring your folding chairs and a warm blanket! And bring the kids!!!

With its distinctive astro-observatory dome on its rooftop, many neighbors have expressed interest in seeing the amazing night sky images captured by the state-of-the-art Vaonis Stellina telescope in its enclosure. For this reason, our family invites you to join us on our side-porch for a fun evening where a celestial body will be projected on a large movie screen for your enjoyment. You will be able to see the “image stacking” process taking place in real-time while your host describes some fascinating facts about the very distant object under observation. Did you know that one light-year is the distance light travels in one earth-year? This distance is about 5.9 trillion miles! Amazingly, the distance of the images to be shared will be thousands to millions of light-years away!!

Be ready for an awe-inspiring evening!

We will provide the popcorn and pop drinks!

ASTRODOME OBSERVATORY:
394 10th Street
Idaho Falls, ID 83404
Email: IFstargazing@gmail.com