Grand Teton National Park will join with the Jackson Hole Astronomy Club to celebrate Grand Teton Astronomy Day on Sunday, Aug. 19.
Several family-oriented activities are planned for Grand Teton Astronomy Day, offering park visitors and local residents an opportunity to learn about star gazing, sunspots, star clusters, galaxies and more. Events begin at 2 p.m. at the Colter Bay Visitor Center in Grand Teton, and end with a late-night star gazing session at Colter Bay on the shore of Jackson Lake.
To highlight Grand Teton Astronomy Day, specially filtered telescopes will be available to safely view sunspots and other solar features from 2-5 p.m. on the back deck of the Colter Bay Visitor Center.