13th ANNUAL HERITAGE STARFEST
September 24, 2022 @ 2:00PM — 11:00PM Mountain Time (US & Canada) Add to Calendar
ROBBERS ROOST: 185 W. Main St. Torrey, UT 84775 Get Directions
HERITAGE STARFEST: SOLAR VIEWING, STAR GAZING & MORE!
(FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23rd EVENT SCHEDULE - CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK)
11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Drop-in Kids
Activity: Play-doh Planets
Outside Ripple Rock Nature Center
2:00–4:00 p.m. Solar Viewing
CRNP Visitor Center
7:30 p.m. Kate Zylland, CRNP Ranger
“Stargazing 101”
Campground Amphitheater
8:30 to 10:00 p.m. Night Skies Party
Campground Amphitheater Parking Area
(SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24th EVENT SCHEDULE - ROBBERS ROOST)
**ENTRADA EVENT REGISTRATION REQUIRED**
2:00 p.m. Gary Pankow
Dark Skies Monitoring Report
2:15 p.m. Steve Dudrow, Night Sky Photographer
“Starting Your Own Journey”
2:45 p.m. Break
3:00 p.m. Bill Briggs, Astronomy VIP Volunteer
”James Webb Telescope Update”
3:45 p.m. Dark Skies (radiowest.org short film)
4:00 p.m. Awards Presentations
• Night Skies Stewardship—Mark Bailey, for both his
photographic work and his support of night-skies
efforts in Wayne County and on the Colorado Plateau
• Volunteerism—Salt Lake Astronomical Society, for
a decade of support to night-skies education
• Volunteerism—Bill Briggs, for support at Capitol
Reef National Park and the Entrada Institute
4:30 p.m. Mickey Wright, Torrey Mayor Guided Site Trip
“Torrey Town’s Night Sky Goals and Setting Up Your
Own Observatory”
BREAK
7:30 p.m. Kate Magargal, University of Utah
“Finding our Way to the Dark—Building Community
Under the Stars”
8:30 p.m. Bill Briggs, Astronomy VIP Volunteer
“Hands-on Telescope Viewing at Entrada”
9:30–11:00 p.m. Gary Pankow, Dark Skies Monitoring
and Star Party
COVID RESTRICTIONS UPDATE
Attendance at indoor events is limited to the first 25 individuals who register.
Temp and symptoms check, masks required, hand sanitizer, social distance.
Attendance at outdoor events is limited by venue size. Masks are optional. Social distance is recommended.
(Dress in layers and you are welcome to bring lawn chairs)
As circumstances change, the protocol may change. Check the Entrada website for current info.
(RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED FOR ALL EVENTS)