NOTE: We ask that all field trip participants abide by BCAS Field Trip Etiquette.

Registration required. RSVP to trip leader after 6 PM on Monday March 9 to reserve your spot and receive updates. Early registration is not accepted.

Trip Leader: Dave Sutherland email Website https://www.davesutherland.co/

NOTE: The program will be offered once, on the night with the best weather forecast. Registered participants will get email updates about the night selected. 

Possible dates:

Thursday March 19, 7:00 PM - until everyone gets cold and leaves OR
Friday March 20, 7:00 PM - until everyone gets cold and leaves OR
Saturday March 21, 7:00 PM - until everyone gets cold and leaves.

Our galaxy, the Milky Way, is vast beyond your wildest dreams. It contains hundreds of BILLIONS of stars.. Yet it is just one of countless teaming galaxies that speckle the universe like snowflakes, extending off into the distance beyond the reach of our very best telescopes. Join community naturalist Dave Sutherland for a mind-bending journey to visit these faint, remote cities of stars. We’ll look at colliding galaxies and graceful spirals (and throw in some favorite objects too, like Jupiter and its moon and the Orion Nebula) Be prepared to have your mind blown.

Program will be canceled if there is 50% cloud cover or more at the starting time. Bring warm clothes and gloves, and a red flashlight.

Where to meet: The event will be held at Joder Ranch, a few miles north of Boulder. Directions will be supplied when you register.

Dave Sutherland with his telescope. Photo by Carlyn Pudwill.