Stargazing
Texas Parks & Wildlife is working to improve night skies in our state parks through the Dark Skies Program.
July 2018
Jul
27
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Solar Viewing
McKinney Falls State Park
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will be the first-ever mission to "touch" the Sun. The spacecraft, about the size of a small car, will travel directly into the Sun's atmosphere about 4 million miles from our star's surface. Launch is slated for this summer!
Jul
27
End Date
Full and New Moon Parties
Estero Llano Grande State Park
An especially kid-friendly Ranger-led hike which may include stargazing, owls, scorpions, tarantulas, alligators, frogs, bats and more!
Jul
27
End Date
Full Moon Hike
Enchanted Rock State Natural Area
Join us for a hike along the Loop Trail under the light of the full moon.
Jul
27
End Date
REGISTRATION CLOSED - Full Moon Hike
Palo Duro Canyon State Park
REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED FOR THIS EVENT. All spots for the hike have been claimed. Please check back next month for future full moon hikes.
Join park staff for a very special night in Palo Duro Canyon. The moon will be full, and the planet Mars will be closer to Earth than it has been in the last 15 years!
Jul
28
End Date
Jul
28
End Date
August 2018
Aug
3
End Date
Solar Viewing
McKinney Falls State Park
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will be the first-ever mission to "touch" the Sun. The spacecraft, about the size of a small car, will travel directly into the Sun's atmosphere about 4 million miles from our star's surface. Launch is slated for this summer!
Aug
4
End Date
Aug
4
End Date
Starwalk
Copper Breaks State Park
We will get a close encounter with the mass of stars, constellations and other objects in the night sky.
Aug
10
End Date
Solar Viewing
McKinney Falls State Park
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will be the first-ever mission to "touch" the Sun. The spacecraft, about the size of a small car, will travel directly into the Sun's atmosphere about 4 million miles from our star's surface. Launch is slated for this summer!
Aug
10
End Date
Full and New Moon Parties
Estero Llano Grande State Park
An especially kid-friendly Ranger-led hike which may include stargazing, owls, scorpions, tarantulas, alligators, frogs, bats and more!
Aug
10
End Date
Star Party
For thousands of years, humans have looked to the sky to understand the universe around them. Help us continue in this ancient tradition as we gaze at the stars and learn some of the stories they tell.
Aug
11
End Date
Solar Viewing
McKinney Falls State Park
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will be the first-ever mission to "touch" the Sun. The spacecraft, about the size of a small car, will travel directly into the Sun's atmosphere about 4 million miles from our star's surface. Launch is slated for this summer!
Aug
11
End Date
Aug
11
End Date
Star Party!
Pedernales Falls State Park
Join the Austin Astronomical Society in viewing the wonders of space through many different telescopes!
Aug
11
End Date
Star Party
Franklin Mountains State Park
Join the Franklin Mountains Park Rangers and the Sun City Astronomers for an evening of night sky fun!
Aug
18
End Date
Aug
24
End Date
Full and New Moon Parties
Estero Llano Grande State Park
An especially kid-friendly Ranger-led hike which may include stargazing, owls, scorpions, tarantulas, alligators, frogs, bats and more!
Aug
26
End Date
Green Corn Full Moon Hike
Palo Duro Canyon State Park
THIS EVENT REQUIRES REGISTRATION!
August is the month of the Green Corn Moon, when the light of the full moon shines on fields of growing green corn. Join us for a hike under the light of the full moon!
September 2018
Sep
1
End Date
Starwalk
Copper Breaks State Park
Join a park volunteer or park ranger that will give a close view of the night sky.
October 2018
Oct
6
End Date
Starwalk
Copper Breaks State Park
Join a park volunteer and park ranger that will give a presentation on the night sky.
Oct
13
End Date
Star Party!
Pedernales Falls State Park
Join the Austin Astronomical Society in viewing the wonders of space through many different telescopes!