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Statewide Star Party at Dismal Swamp State Park

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Join us for some after-hours sky-watching in the Swamp!

Participants will enjoy some hands-on activities, followed by a 2-mile wagon ride through a scale solar system. Then we will hike about a mile to the sky-watching spot, where the Back Bay Amateur Astronomers will have telescopes set up so we can view the stars and planets (weather conditions permitting). We may be able to see or hear some of the nocturnal animals that live in the Swamp while we are out as well!

Limited to 40 participants due to wagon seating availability. You must stay for the entire event, as we will be on the west side of the Canal. Sign up today!

 

About the NC Science Festival

Founded in 2010, the North Carolina Science Festival is the first statewide science festival in the United States. Through a series of community-based events each April (hosted by schools, colleges, libraries, museums, parks, businesses, and other local organizations), the Festival celebrates the economic, educational, and cultural impacts of science in North Carolina. It is an initiative of the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. For more information, please visit ncscifest.org.

The annual Statewide Star Party is made possible through the NC Space Grant.