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Free virtual science and astronomy programs streamed Thursdays at 6:00 PM

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UPCOMING programs

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Observer's Guide to the Atmosphere
Jan 23
Jan 23, 2025
Observer's Guide to the Atmosphere
Jan 23, 2025

Our fragile atmosphere is full of beautiful phenomena, some that filter and augment distant celestial objects and others that provide a show on their own. Join Standley Lake Stargazing this week as we continue our exploration of Earth’s atmosphere and offer a guide to exploring atmospheric phenomena closer to home such as heiligenschein, sundogs, halos, aurora, and more!

Jan 23, 2025

recent programs

Featured
Earth's Window to the Sky: Atmosphere & Phenomenon
Jan 16
Jan 16, 2025
Earth's Window to the Sky: Atmosphere & Phenomenon
Jan 16, 2025
Jan 16, 2025
New Year, New Night Sky
Jan 9
Jan 9, 2025
New Year, New Night Sky
Jan 9, 2025
Jan 9, 2025
New Year's Star Party
Jan 3
Jan 3, 2025
New Year's Star Party
Jan 3, 2025
Jan 3, 2025
2024 Year In Review
Dec 19
Dec 19, 2024
2024 Year In Review
Dec 19, 2024
Dec 19, 2024
Geminid Meteor Shower Watch Party - Eldorado Canyon
Dec 13
Dec 13, 2024
Geminid Meteor Shower Watch Party - Eldorado Canyon
Dec 13, 2024
Dec 13, 2024
Glimpsing New Worlds - The Roman Space Telescope
Dec 5
Dec 5, 2024
Glimpsing New Worlds - The Roman Space Telescope
Dec 5, 2024
Dec 5, 2024
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
Nov 21
Nov 21, 2024
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
Nov 21, 2024
Nov 21, 2024
Exoplanets: Firefly Behind a Floodlight
Nov 14
Nov 14, 2024
Exoplanets: Firefly Behind a Floodlight
Nov 14, 2024
Nov 14, 2024
November Highlights 2024
Nov 7
Nov 7, 2024
November Highlights 2024
Nov 7, 2024
Nov 7, 2024
Where Is Earth 2.0?
Oct 31
Oct 31, 2024
Where Is Earth 2.0?
Oct 31, 2024
Oct 31, 2024
Monitoring Earth
Oct 24
Oct 24, 2024
Monitoring Earth
Oct 24, 2024
Oct 24, 2024
Under Alien Ice - Europa Clipper
Oct 17
Oct 17, 2024
Under Alien Ice - Europa Clipper
Oct 17, 2024
Oct 17, 2024
Satellites At Your Service
Oct 10
Oct 10, 2024
Satellites At Your Service
Oct 10, 2024
Oct 10, 2024
October Highlights
Oct 3
Oct 3, 2024
October Highlights
Oct 3, 2024
Oct 3, 2024
Observer's Notebook: The Autumn Sky
Sep 19
Sep 19, 2024
Observer's Notebook: The Autumn Sky
Sep 19, 2024
Sep 19, 2024
NASA's International Observe the Moon Night
Sep 14
Sep 14, 2024
NASA's International Observe the Moon Night
Sep 14, 2024
Sep 14, 2024
Searching for Dark Matter | Guest Speaker Dr. Akash Dixit
Sep 12
Sep 12, 2024
Searching for Dark Matter | Guest Speaker Dr. Akash Dixit
Sep 12, 2024
Sep 12, 2024
September Highlights
Sep 5
Sep 5, 2024
September Highlights
Sep 5, 2024
Sep 5, 2024
SpaceX: Taming the Dragon
Aug 29
Aug 29, 2024
SpaceX: Taming the Dragon
Aug 29, 2024
Aug 29, 2024
Next-Gen Observatories
Aug 22
Aug 22, 2024
Next-Gen Observatories
Aug 22, 2024
Aug 22, 2024
The Fault In Our Starliner
Aug 15
Aug 15, 2024
The Fault In Our Starliner
Aug 15, 2024
Aug 15, 2024

PAST PROGRAMS

  • May 2020
    • May 24, 2020 Isolation and the Cosmos
  • June 2020
    • Jun 24, 2020 Virtual Astronomy Night
    • Jun 28, 2020 Your Cosmos: Astrology History and Myths
  • July 2020
    • Jul 1, 2020 Science & Cinema
    • Jul 9, 2020 Finding Comet NEOWISE
    • Jul 15, 2020 Science & Cinema: Part 2
    • Jul 22, 2020 Photographing the Night Sky
    • Jul 29, 2020 Humans in Space
  • August 2020
    • Aug 5, 2020 All About Telescopes
    • Aug 12, 2020 Summer Highlight - Perseid Meteor Shower
    • Aug 19, 2020 Getting to the Moon: The Apollo Program
    • Aug 26, 2020 The Cosmic Ladder
  • September 2020
    • Sep 2, 2020 Apollo: Getting Home
    • Sep 6, 2020 Science & Cinema
    • Sep 9, 2020 Tour of the Solar System
    • Sep 10, 2020 Apollo 13
    • Sep 16, 2020 Autumn Stargazing
    • Sep 22, 2020 NASA's International Observe the Moon Night 2020
    • Sep 23, 2020 Equinox
  • October 2020
    • Oct 7, 2020 The Red Planet
    • Oct 14, 2020 Maps & Myths
    • Oct 21, 2020 Tour of the Cosmos
    • Oct 28, 2020 Fall Constellations
  • November 2020
    • Nov 4, 2020 First Night Out
    • Nov 11, 2020 Fabric of Space
    • Nov 15, 2020 Galileo's Dilemma
    • Nov 18, 2020 All About Telescopes
  • December 2020
    • Dec 2, 2020 Inside the Shuttle
    • Dec 9, 2020 Catching the Geminids
    • Dec 16, 2020 Solstice
  • January 2021
    • Jan 5, 2021 Majestic View Nature Center Astronomy Program
    • Jan 6, 2021 Stargazing for Everyone
    • Jan 13, 2021 Hubble
    • Jan 20, 2021 Winter Sky Highlights
    • Jan 27, 2021 Astronomer's Toolkit: Scopes and Software
  • February 2021
    • Feb 2, 2021 Stargazing for Everyone (Virtual)
    • Feb 3, 2021 Astronomer's Toolkit: Atlases, Books, and Catalogues
    • Feb 10, 2021 Science & Cinema: Netflix's 'Away'
    • Feb 17, 2021 Rockets & Science
    • Feb 21, 2021 Your Cosmos: All About Telescopes
    • Feb 24, 2021 Bad Astronomy
  • March 2021
    • Mar 3, 2021 Should I Get a Telescope?
    • Mar 10, 2021 Science & Cinema: 'For All Mankind'
    • Mar 17, 2021 Springtime Astronomy
    • Mar 24, 2021 Science & Cinema: Interstellar (Part 1)
  • April 2021
    • Apr 6, 2021 Stargazing for Everyone (Majestic View Nature Center)
    • Apr 7, 2021 Science & Cinema: Interstellar (Part 2)
    • Apr 14, 2021 The Stellar Zoo
    • Apr 21, 2021 Giants in the Sky
    • Apr 28, 2021 How Do You Weigh a Galaxy?
  • May 2021
    • May 2, 2021 Fabric of Space
    • May 5, 2021 When the Moon Hits Your Eye
    • May 12, 2021 Where the Wild Things Are: Cosmic Beasts
    • May 19, 2021 Constellations & Campfires
    • May 26, 2021 Exploring Distant Earths
  • June 2021
    • Jun 2, 2021 Telescope Highlights of the Summer Sky
    • Jun 9, 2021 Bad Astronomy: Pentagon UFOs
    • Jun 16, 2021 Science & Cinema: 'Hidden Figures'
    • Jun 23, 2021 The Planets - Part I: Inner Worlds
    • Jun 30, 2021 The Planets - Part II: Outer Limits
  • July 2021
    • Jul 7, 2021 Choosing and Using a Telescope
    • Jul 14, 2021 Saturn - The Ring Master
    • Jul 21, 2021 Jupiter - King of the Gods
    • Jul 28, 2021 Billionaires in Space
  • August 2021
    • Aug 4, 2021 Solar System Remnants
    • Aug 11, 2021 Inside the Perseids (Virtual)
    • Aug 11, 2021 Perseid Watch Party (Outdoor)
    • Aug 18, 2021 Science & Cinema: 'Contact'
    • Aug 25, 2021 Learning the Night Sky
  • September 2021
    • Sep 1, 2021 The Rock With 10,000 Metal Moons
    • Sep 8, 2021 Seeing in the Dark: Light & Optics
    • Sep 10, 2021 Cygnus - The Swan (Outdoor Star Party)
    • Sep 15, 2021 Stargazing Forum
    • Sep 22, 2021 Cosmic Forensics
    • Sep 24, 2021 Ice Giants (Outdoor Star Party)
  • October 2021
    • Oct 6, 2021 Thinking Machines w/ Special Guest Emma Price
    • Oct 9, 2021 Autumn Star Party (Outdoor Star Party)
    • Oct 14, 2021 John Dobson: Spreading Wonder
    • Oct 15, 2021 International Observe the Moon Night (Outdoors)
    • Oct 20, 2021 Inside the International Space Station
    • Oct 27, 2021 Flat Wrong
  • November 2021
    • Nov 3, 2021 Eureka Moments in Science
    • Nov 10, 2021 Real-Time Science!
    • Nov 17, 2021 Countdown to Webb - Part I: Giant in the Sky
    • Nov 19, 2021 Lunar Star Party (Outdoors)
  • December 2021
    • Dec 1, 2021 Countdown to Webb - Part 2: Probing the Infrared Abyss
    • Dec 8, 2021 Countdown to Webb - Part 3: Deep-Freeze Detectors and Sensitive Sensors
    • Dec 15, 2021 Countdown to Webb - Part 4: Deploying NASA’s Webb
    • Dec 21, 2021 Solstice Star Party (Outdoors)
    • Dec 22, 2021 Launching the Webb
    • Dec 29, 2021 Engineering Wonder
  • January 2022
    • Jan 5, 2022 Looking Ahead
    • Jan 7, 2022 Winter Star Party (Outdoors)
    • Jan 12, 2022 Stories Behind Famous Equations
    • Jan 19, 2022 The Mathematical World
    • Jan 26, 2022 Making an Impact
  • February 2022
    • Feb 2, 2022 Gems of the Winter Sky
    • Feb 9, 2022 Off-World Telescopes and Probes
    • Feb 16, 2022 Science & Cinema: 'Don't Look Up' (Part 1)
    • Feb 18, 2022 Winter Star Party (Outdoors)
    • Feb 23, 2022 Science & Cinema: ‘Don’t Look Up’ Part 2: Calculating Calamities
  • March 2022
    • Mar 2, 2022 Planetary Defense
    • Mar 9, 2022 Lunar Sledgehammers
    • Mar 16, 2022 Famous Crashes on the Moon
    • Mar 18, 2022 Equinox Star Party (Outdoors)
    • Mar 30, 2022 Before There Was Light
  • April 2022
    • Apr 13, 2022 Artemis: Back to the Moon
    • Apr 15, 2022 Spring Star Party
    • Apr 20, 2022 Extreme Environments in Space
    • Apr 27, 2022 The Webb Space Telescope's Journey from the Lab to Deep Space
  • May 2022
    • May 18, 2022 Portrait of a Black Hole
  • June 2022
    • Jun 8, 2022 Science & Cinema - 2001: A Space Odyssey
    • Jun 10, 2022 Summer Starry Nights
    • Jun 14, 2022 Summer Library Adventures - Astronomy Nights
    • Jun 15, 2022 Science & Cinema - 2001: A Space Odyssey (Part II)
    • Jun 17, 2022 Summer Starry Nights
    • Jun 22, 2022 Underwater Telescopes & Neutrino Astronomy
    • Jun 24, 2022 Summer Starry Nights
    • Jun 29, 2022 IceCube Neutrino Observatory
  • July 2022
    • Jul 1, 2022 Summer Starry Nights - Outdoor Star Party
    • Jul 6, 2022 SOFIA the Flying Telescope
    • Jul 8, 2022 Summer Starry Nights
    • Jul 13, 2022 Cosmic Conversations - Science & Cinema: ‘Don’t Look Up’
    • Jul 16, 2022 Cosmic Conversations - The Pentagon & UFOs
    • Jul 20, 2022 Telescope Highlights of the Summer Sky
    • Jul 22, 2022 Summer Starry Nights
    • Jul 29, 2022 Summer Starry Nights
  • August 2022
    • Aug 3, 2022 Webb's First Images
    • Aug 10, 2022 Cosmic Conversations - Viewing the Perseids
    • Aug 12, 2022 Summer Starry Nights (Outdoor Star Party)
    • Aug 17, 2022 The Space Between Something and Nothing
    • Aug 19, 2022 Summer Starry Nights (Outdoor Star Party)
    • Aug 26, 2022 Summer Starry Nights (Outdoor Star Party)
  • September 2022
    • Sep 7, 2022 How to See Jupiter and Saturn - PART II
    • Sep 9, 2022 Outdoor Star Party
    • Sep 14, 2022 Cosmic Conversations - The Early Universe
    • Sep 16, 2022 Outdoor Star Party
    • Sep 21, 2022 Our Stellar Neighborhood
    • Sep 28, 2022 Cosmic Conversations - Apollo 13
  • October 2022
    • Oct 1, 2022 International Observe the Moon Night
    • Oct 12, 2022 Cosmic Conversations - Science & Cinema: Interstellar
    • Oct 19, 2022 Science of Interstellar
    • Oct 21, 2022 Autumn Star Party
    • Oct 26, 2022 Cosmic Conversations - Inside the Shuttle
  • November 2022
    • Nov 2, 2022 Telescope Highlights of the Autumn Sky
    • Nov 4, 2022 Autumn Star Party
    • Nov 9, 2022 Cosmic Conversations - Planetary Defense
    • Nov 18, 2022 Autumn Star Party (Deep-Sky Highlights)
    • Nov 30, 2022 When Worlds Collide
  • December 2022
    • Dec 7, 2022 December Highlights
    • Dec 14, 2022 Artemis Update
    • Dec 16, 2022 Solstice Star Party
    • Dec 28, 2022 Spaceflight Year in Review
  • January 2023
    • Jan 5, 2023 January Highlights
    • Jan 12, 2023 Dangerous Space Junk
    • Jan 13, 2023 Winter Star Party (Outdoor)
    • Jan 19, 2023 Solutions to Space Junk
    • Jan 22, 2023 Watch Party: Saturn-Venus Conjunction
    • Jan 26, 2023 Cosmic Conversations - Telescope Highlights of the Winter Sky
  • February 2023
    • Feb 2, 2023 February Highlights
    • Feb 9, 2023 Cosmic Conversations - Cosmic Record Holders
    • Feb 16, 2023 Cosmic Record Holders - Beyond the Solar System
    • Feb 17, 2023 Winter Star Party
    • Feb 23, 2023 Cosmic Conversations - Our Home the Milky Way
  • March 2023
    • Mar 2, 2023 March Highlights
    • Mar 9, 2023 Cosmic Conversations - Mining Asteroids
    • Mar 16, 2023 How the Pros Scan the Skies
    • Mar 17, 2023 Equinox Star Party
    • Mar 23, 2023 Cosmic Conversations - Telescope Highlights of the Spring Sky
  • April 2023
    • Apr 6, 2023 April Highlights
    • Apr 13, 2023 Cosmic Conversations - Science on Tap
    • Apr 15, 2023 Venus & Mars - Outdoor Star Party (Free registration required)
    • Apr 20, 2023 How the Pros Scan the Skies - Imaging
    • Apr 27, 2023 Cosmic Conversations - Tribute to Carl Sagan
  • May 2023
    • May 4, 2023 May Highlights
    • May 11, 2023 Cosmic Conversations - Mars in Reach
    • May 18, 2023 Red Rovers
    • May 19, 2023 Spring Star Party
    • May 25, 2023 Cosmic Conversations - The Mystery of Gravity
  • June 2023
    • Jun 1, 2023 June Highlights
    • Jun 2, 2023 Summer Starry Nights (Community Stargazing Events)
    • Jun 8, 2023 Cosmic Conversations - Astronomer's Toolkit: Software and Apps
    • Jun 9, 2023 Summer Starry Nights (Community Stargazing Events)
    • Jun 10, 2023 Backyard Astronomy Workshop
    • Jun 15, 2023 Dragonfly on Titan
    • Jun 16, 2023 Summer Starry Nights (Community Stargazing Events)
    • Jun 17, 2023 Backyard Astronomy Workshop
    • Jun 22, 2023 Cosmic Conversations - Telescope Highlights of the Summer Sky
    • Jun 23, 2023 Summer Starry Nights (Community Stargazing Events)
    • Jun 24, 2023 Backyard Astronomy Workshop
    • Jun 30, 2023 Summer Starry Nights (Community Stargazing Events)
  • July 2023
    • Jul 6, 2023 July Highlights
    • Jul 7, 2023 Summer Starry Nights (Community Stargazing Events)
    • Jul 13, 2023 Cosmic Conversations -What's Going On With UFO's?
    • Jul 14, 2023 Summer Starry Nights (Community Stargazing Events)
    • Jul 20, 2023 Aliens: Will they greet us or eat us?
    • Jul 21, 2023 Summer Starry Nights (Community Stargazing Events)
    • Jul 27, 2023 Cosmic Conversations - How To Use a Telescope
    • Jul 28, 2023 Summer Starry Nights (Community Stargazing Events)
  • August 2023
    • Aug 3, 2023 August Highlights
    • Aug 4, 2023 Summer Starry Nights (Community Stargazing Events)
    • Aug 10, 2023 Cosmic Conversations - Inside the Perseids
    • Aug 11, 2023 Summer Starry Nights - Perseids Watch Party
    • Aug 17, 2023 Science & Cinema: Contact
    • Aug 18, 2023 Summer Starry Nights - (Community Stargazing Events)
    • Aug 24, 2023 Cosmic Conversations - Guest: Ana Bucki-Lopez and the Mobile Earth + Space Observatory
    • Aug 25, 2023 Summer Starry Nights - (Community Stargazing Events)
    • Aug 31, 2023 Science & Cinema: The Martian (2015)
  • September 2023
    • Sep 7, 2023 September Highlights
    • Sep 8, 2023 Cosmic Conversations - Evolution of the Solar System
    • Sep 21, 2023 Evolution of the Solar System - Part 2
    • Sep 28, 2023 Cosmic Conversations - Telescope Highlights of the Autumn Sky
  • October 2023
    • Oct 5, 2023 October Highlights
    • Oct 12, 2023 Cosmic Conversations - Stargazing Communities
    • Oct 13, 2023 Broomfield Night Skies and Migratory Bird Day
    • Oct 14, 2023 Partial Solar Eclipse Watch Party
    • Oct 19, 2023 Science & Cinema: The Martian (Part 2)
    • Oct 26, 2023 Cosmic Conversations - Spooky Action at a Distance
  • November 2023
    • Nov 2, 2023 November Highlights
    • Nov 9, 2023 Cosmic Conversations - All About Galaxies (Virtual Program)
    • Nov 16, 2023 Spooky Action at a Distance (Part 2)
    • Nov 30, 2023 Science of the Early Universe
  • December 2023
    • Dec 7, 2023 December Highlights
    • Dec 14, 2023 Radio Astronomy - Guest: Michael Zappe
    • Dec 21, 2023 Invisible Colors of the Cosmos
    • Dec 22, 2023 Winter Star Party
  • January 2024
    • Jan 4, 2024 January Highlights
    • Jan 5, 2024 Winter Star Party
    • Jan 11, 2024 Fate of the Universe
    • Jan 18, 2024 Social Life of Stars
    • Jan 25, 2024 Telescope Highlights of the Winter Sky
  • February 2024
    • Feb 1, 2024 February Highlights
    • Feb 8, 2024 Cosmic Conversations - Modern Missions
    • Feb 15, 2024 Totality
    • Feb 22, 2024 Cosmic Conversations - A Star is Born
    • Feb 29, 2024 More Modern Missions
  • March 2024
    • Mar 14, 2024 Cosmic Conversations - Observing Highlights of the Spring Sky
    • Mar 21, 2024 Signals of Life
  • April 2024
    • Apr 4, 2024 April Highlights
    • Apr 11, 2024 Cosmic Conversations - Eyes on the Earth
    • Apr 18, 2024 Are We Alone?
    • Apr 25, 2024 Cosmic Conversations - Planetary Defense
  • May 2024
    • May 2, 2024 May Highlights
    • May 9, 2024 Cosmic Conversations - Lonely Stars
    • May 16, 2024 Earth's Survival
    • May 30, 2024 Modern Missions
    • May 31, 2024 Outdoor Star Party
  • June 2024
    • Jun 6, 2024 June Highlights
    • Jun 13, 2024 Cosmic Conversations - Observing Highlights of the Summer Sky
    • Jun 20, 2024 Touching Gravity
    • Jun 27, 2024 Cosmic Conversations - Science of Aliens
  • July 2024
    • Jul 11, 2024 Cosmic Conversations - Engineering Cosmic Voyages
    • Jul 18, 2024 Scinece & Cinema: Ad Astra (2019)
    • Jul 25, 2024 Cosmic Conversations - Black Holes: What You Haven't Seen
  • August 2024
    • Aug 1, 2024 August Highlights
    • Aug 6, 2024 Star Party - Little Sprouts School & Community Garden
    • Aug 8, 2024 Cosmic Conversations - Our Hostile Planetary Neighborhood
    • Aug 12, 2024 Perseids Watch Party
    • Aug 15, 2024 The Fault In Our Starliner
    • Aug 22, 2024 Next-Gen Observatories
    • Aug 29, 2024 SpaceX: Taming the Dragon
  • September 2024
    • Sep 5, 2024 September Highlights
    • Sep 12, 2024 Searching for Dark Matter | Guest Speaker Dr. Akash Dixit
    • Sep 14, 2024 NASA's International Observe the Moon Night
    • Sep 19, 2024 Observer's Notebook: The Autumn Sky
  • October 2024
    • Oct 3, 2024 October Highlights
    • Oct 10, 2024 Satellites At Your Service
    • Oct 17, 2024 Under Alien Ice - Europa Clipper
    • Oct 24, 2024 Monitoring Earth
    • Oct 31, 2024 Where Is Earth 2.0?
  • November 2024
    • Nov 7, 2024 November Highlights 2024
    • Nov 14, 2024 Exoplanets: Firefly Behind a Floodlight
    • Nov 21, 2024 The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
  • December 2024
    • Dec 5, 2024 Glimpsing New Worlds - The Roman Space Telescope
    • Dec 13, 2024 Geminid Meteor Shower Watch Party - Eldorado Canyon
    • Dec 19, 2024 2024 Year In Review
  • January 2025
    • Jan 3, 2025 New Year's Star Party
    • Jan 9, 2025 New Year, New Night Sky
    • Jan 16, 2025 Earth's Window to the Sky: Atmosphere & Phenomenon
    • Jan 23, 2025 Observer's Guide to the Atmosphere

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