Oklahoma City Astronomy Club

Public Viewing Night at Black Mesa State Park

Saturday, October 5, 2024

Event

Date: Saturday, October 5th
Time: 8:30 pm - midnight
Activities: 
- NSN Trip Around the Triangle
- How to use a planisphere or NSN October Sky Chart
- Constellation ID
- observing visually via small scopes - 
Waxing Crescent Moon, 
Venus, 
Saturn, 
Uranus (rises at 9:06 pm), Jupiter rises at 10:39 pm). 

If cloudy, we'll conduct a light pollution/Globe at Night talk. If raining, we'll cancel.

Date: Saturday, October 5, 2024

Time: 8:30 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. Central

Location: Black Mesa State Park
Black Mesa State Park
Kenton, OK 73946

Information for Visitors

Location Details

Black Mesa State Park
Black Mesa State Park
Kenton, OK 73946
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Event Report

Photo From Public Viewing Night at Black Mesa State Park
Club member Eileen Grzybowski talking about the Moon and Venus. Photo by Dave Huntz
Photo From Public Viewing Night at Black Mesa State Park
Milky Way over Black Mesa. Photo by Dave Huntz

UPCOMING EVENTS

Fri 4/10/2026
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Sat 4/11/2026
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Thu 4/16/2026
9 a.m. - 10 a.m. Central 		STEM Outreach Event for 5th Graders Washington Irving Elementary School
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Fri 4/17/2026
8 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. Central 		Public Viewing Night at Black Mesa State Park Black Mesa State Park
Black Mesa State Park Kenton, OK