Photo above by Todd Bush

North Carolina Science Festival 2012 Stargazing at Appalachian State's Dark Sky Observatory

Join us for an evening at Appalachian State University's Dark Sky Observatory (DSO). The observatory is located about 20 miles northeast of Boone at an elevation of a kilometer. Far from major cities, its dark skies provide a great setting for viewing the cosmos.

Although the events are free, we require that North Carolina Science Festival participants register for one of the evening sessions. Information on registering for the events will be posted here as we get closer to April.

DSO weather conditions will be monitored on the day of the event to see if the event has to be cancelled. Registrants to the event will be sent a link to another web page for updates on the status of the events.

DSO Home page

DSO WebCams

DSO Weather data