Camping in a dark sky area in Brothers Oregon. Area is very dark, off the main highway four miles. Perfect for RV, trailers or tents. Porta Potties on site, no water. Camp host will be onsite. Perfect to set up your telescope and/or photography gear and be set for great nights under the stars. Other...
Tuesday Night Lecture at COCC Wille Hall 6:30pm - Bill Kowalik – Dark Sky Oregon- "Dark Skies in Oregon - the Current Reality vs the Potential” Bill is a founding board member of DarkSky Oregon (2019). Originally from Pennsylvania, Bill has lived in Virginia, Colorado, California, Western Australia and now resides in Bend. Bill’s lifelong...
Evening Worthy Hopservatory tours, in groups of 25 starting at 8pm. Pick your time window at registration. All registration income beyond the cost of event raises funds for Cascade Astronomy & Rocketry Academy, a non-profit educational organization.
Solar Viewing and Observatory Tour at Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory. 2:00-3:45pm. SNCO solar viewing program is amazing. We will have the solar telescopes open starting at 2pm until 3pm. Views in these specialized telescopes includes an amazing Coronado 90mm double stack, along with a few other solar scopes. Afterwards, hang out for a tour...
COCC -Wille Hall- 6:30pm All registration income beyond the cost of event raises funds for Cascade Astronomy & Rocketry Academy, a non-profit educational organization.
Nighttime viewing at SNCO from 8:30-10:30pm. Join the Cascade Festival group at SNCO for views through the largest collection of telescopes at one location open for just the festival. Telescopes ranging from 4” to 30”…. If you have never experienced this facility, you are in for a treat, dark skies and tons of telescopes, followed...
Public swap meet and marketplace at COCC Coats Campus Center. Come check out new and used astronomy and space related items. Do you have gear or items to offer? Contact us to reserve a table. Open from 11am-3pm. All registration income beyond the cost of event raises funds for Cascade Astronomy & Rocketry Academy, a...
COCC -Wille Hall- 6:30pm Here Comes Your Cosmic Perspective: Our New Place in the Universe Dr. Scott Fisher Director, Pine Mountain Observatory University of Oregon, Department of Physics In this public-level talk that contains pictures and videos from observatories like the Hubble Space Telescope and our own Pine Mountain Observatory, Dr. Fisher will reveal the...