Ever dream about stargazing by train? The Great Basin Star Train takes you to a dark place in north-central Nevada to see what our ancestors saw before light pollution wiped out most Americans ...

Additional astronomy events include the annual Astronomy ... 2025 Star Train Nevada dates available The Great Basin Star Train Nevada has tickets available for the dates listed below as of August ...

"Milky Way season," when the galaxy's bright center becomes easier to see from Earth, typically runs from February to October, according to Milky Way photography website Capture the Atlas. However, ...

Best of all, if you spend the night in the park you can expect a true light show above you -- Great Basin is one of the best national parks in America for stargazing. Read more: Unsettling Reasons ...

Underrated hidden gem: Great Basin National Park, Nevada Best for archaeology lovers: Oregon Outback International Sky Sanctuary, Oregon Most beautiful stargazing destination: Glacier National ...

Great Basin National Park's astronomy rangers come aboard on the Northern Nevada Star Train. Photograph by Jason Bath Established in 1905 to support the then-booming copper mining industry ...

At night, visitors can enjoy exceptionally dark skies and excellent astronomy programs. Great Basin is home to some of the oldest living organisms in the world — bristlecone pines. These gnarled, ...

This year, several national parks are holding stargazing festivals ... ranging from space weather to nocturnal creatures. Great Basin is one of the least crowded national parks—in 2021, it ...

stargazing sessions, lectures on space weather, space travel, and our future in space, along with presentations and activities for kids. Finishing up the summer in Nevada, Great Basin National ...

many national parks offer regular star parties throughout the year. Here’s a couple events across the West to make the most of the darkness this year. Great Basin National Park astronomy ...