What a great place to really look at the stars, on top of a mountain. Winter Park Resort is offering free Star Safaris tonight and next Thursday from 8:30-10:30pm where you can look through high-powered telescopes and use a laser to pinpoint stars and planets. The speakers are eager to share their knowledge about the science of the stars. The program is free. The only thing you will need to bring is warm clothes and your love of the night time sky. It can still get chilly in the mountains after the sun goes down.
The speakers will be professors from the Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
- 7/16 Dr. John Bally
- 7/23 Dr. Fran Bagenal
Winter Park Lodging Company has great condos in the Zephyr Mountain Lodge where you can continue to watch the stars from you private balcony. For more information please contact the Winter Park Resort at 970. 726.1564.
My boyfriend and I checked this out last night and had a fun time. We learned some cool things about stars, planets, constillations and even globular clusters! Dr. John gave us some great info and everyone was able to view the stars through a huge telescope while he pointed out constillations with a laser pointer that went for miles. Educational and very fun!