Stargazing at John Glenn Astronomy Park

September 26, 2025 through November 08, 2025

Outdoor

The John Glenn astronomy Park (JGAP) is open at all times for people to enjoy views of sky, day or night. Just drive up!

On clear Friday and Saturday nights, from March through November, we do “guided stargazing” programs starting a half-hour after sunset. These involve a laser-guided “tour” of the constellations and features of the sky. We will show you the constellations and other features of the sky. Due to the popularity and nature of our telescope viewing programs, which put hundreds of people a night in close proximity to our volunteers, please be considerate of our volunteers and others by not “crowding.”

On many nights Astro-imagers on site will frequently share live views of celestial objects on their computer screens.
Because our parking space is limited, we require visitors to secure a free parking pass for the early evening hours.
Get one at: registration.jgap.org

Because our programs are about the stars, they are dependent on weather. They will be called off on rainy or cloudy
evenings. Please check the hour-by-hour weather forecast before setting out.
We post notice of whether or not an evening’s program will go forward on our website, JGAP.org, and our Facebook
Page “John Glenn Astronomy Park”, by noon on the same day as the program.

2025

November 14-15: Fall Galaxies   With the Milky way rolling over to the west, our view of the cosmos looks into the vast intergalactic space beyond. We’ll be taking a look at some of the galaxies there.  5:30 PM

November 21-22:  Greek Drama in the Fall Skies.  Rising high in the northeast are a collection of constellations that tell the story of the vain queen Cassiopeia, her daughter Andromeda, Perseus, a flying horse and a sea monster.  Also, Saturn’s rings are almost invisible this week. This is the last weekend of programs in 2025.  5:30 PM.  

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