Dark Nights

Next date: Saturday, March 21, 2026 | 07:30 PM to 11:59 PM

From March through November, the Pajarito Astronomers Club holds County-Sponsored "Dark Night" observing sessions at Overlook Park in White Rock, New Mexico. These sessions are open to the public and occur once a month (on a Saturday evening near a new moon) when Los Alamos County turns off all the athletic field lights at the park.

A typical session will have 15-50 people looking through 4-6 telescopes, viewing galaxies, planets, star clusters, the moon, and much more. Weather permitting, observing sessions start at sunset and end before midnight.

Dark Nights begin at sunset at Dara Jones Soccer Field. Visible will be planets, a variety of colorful double stars, galaxies, gaseous nebulae, open star clusters, and globular star clusters.

A constellation tour of the night sky will be provided.

The public is invited and encouraged to attend. Observing will end before 12:00 Midnight.

When

Location

580 Overlook Road, White Rock, NM, 87547