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Campfire Conversation:

Eric, Ana, and Logan welcome John Heasley into The Cabin as we all go stargazing. Some of the best

places in the state for truly dark skies and great viewing are discussed, including Newport State Park in

Door County, which is Wisconsin’s only International Dark Sky Park. But other areas designated as “dark

sky” viewing areas exist in the state including the Kickapoo Valley Dark Sky Park in Vernon County,

nearby Wildcat Mountain State Park, and the Lower Wisconsin State Riverway along Highway 60 (a lot of

these “dark skies” areas are in the Driftless!) We also discuss observatories across the state, including

Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay, which opened in 1897, served as the birthplace of modern

astrophysics and still hosts the World’s Largest Refracting Telescope. Other observatories include Hobbs

Observatory in the Chippewa Valley, the Leif Everson Observatory in Door County, and the Washburn

Observatory on the UW-Madison campus. For events, don’t forget Wisconsin Observers Weekend is

coming up June 15 th -18 th in Hartman Creek State Park near Waupaca, and the Northwoods Star Fest goes

on August 18 th -20 th in Beaver Creek Reserve near Eau Claire. We get full Moons on July 3 rd and August 1 st

& 30 th this summer, with an evening gathering of the Crescent Moon, Venus, and Mars on the Summer

Solstice (June 21 st ) this year. Also, the next Perseid Meteor Shower is the weekend of August 11 th -13 th ,

while during much of August Saturn will be quite visible in the evening sky and relatively easy to view

and admire through a telescope. Astronomers’ clubs offer resources and gatherings, too. Check out

https://wisconsinastronomy.org for clubs and programs, and listen here for details!

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