Whether by divine yuletide direction or curious chaotic convergence, the Christmas Tree Cluster offers a symbol of the day with a familiar arbor likeness. A collection of stars in the constellation Monoceros (the Unicorn), this object was discovered by William Herschel in the late 18th century. In this picture from the Wide Field [...]

The annual Ursid Meteor Shower is approaching, and it’s timing couldn’t be better. It peaks on the night of December 22nd -> 23rd, a night on which a tiny, waning crescent moon will rise around 3:30am. The small phase of the moon, along with its late arrival will frame the meteor shower under the darkest [...]

It was time for a change and the invigoration of new life into the Utah Skies website. Thanks to the highly extended features of Wordpress, we’ve been able to leverage this ostensible blogging product as our portal engine! Stay tuned for great news from our terrestrial work raising light pollution prevention awareness to highlighting astronomy news locally, around [...]

Last Saturday’s star party at Park City’s Trailside Park was another success, where those with and without optics gathered to enjoy the wonders of summer’s night sky. Said one attendee from New York, "I can’t believe how many stars I can see." Certainly, parts of Utah boast some of America’s darkest skies, but this paradise [...]

Many would say we act it, but… this week Utah Skies turned five. Just over five years ago, Utah Skies began sharing out passion for the wonders of the night sky with anybody who’s listen We’ve made it a point to try to instill an awe for the vastness of the universe… and [...]

Park City based non-profit Swaner Nature Preserve and Utah Skies will co-present an evening of snowshoeing and star gazing this Friday, January 20th. “Last year’s trips were a lot of fun for everyone that participated, and extremely well received,” said Utah Skies co-founder Don Brown. Friday night’s event will include a nice mix of snowshoeing [...]