Add viewing the universe to your list of things to do in Jackson hole. You’ll leave our programs with a new understanding of the Universe and a sense of how you are connected to the Cosmos.  We offer year-round Private Stargazing and Photography Tours at your convenience. Let us come to your private residence or bring you to a dark sky location within Grand Teton National Park. We’ll set up one of our large telescopes and entertain you and your guests by showing you all that the extraordinary night skies of Jackson Hole have to offer! You’ll get personal attention from our knowledgeable stargazing leaders, bringing the secrets of the universe closer to you and your guests.

Reasons Jackson hole is one of the best places for stargazing

High Elevation

The high elevation in Jackson Hole (6,500ft on the valley floor where we stargaze) means that you’re looking through much less atmosphere than at sea level. That makes the night sky that much clearer!

Big Telescopes

We’ll have a big telescope in use during our stargazing programs. That means we can collect a ton of light from distant objects, allowing you to be able to see galaxies millions of light years away!

Predictable Weather

The low humidity and predictable weather in Jackson Hole, especially in the summer, means that we have lots of clear night skies. We rarely have to cancel a stargazing program in the summer because of bad weather.

Dark Skies

Jackson Hole, the valley where the town of Jackson resides, is mostly protected, undeveloped public land. That means there is relatively little light pollution, allowing you to see thousands of stars on moonless nights, the arms of the Milky Way Galaxy and so much more.

Stargazing Leaders

Wyoming Stargazing employs knowledgeable and enthusiastic astronomy educators for our Stargazing Leaders. That means they not only have a huge amount of knowledge of the night sky, but are also very good at explaining the complicated details about what you are looking at.

The proceeds from our private stargazing programs allow us to offer inexpensive programming in public schools, to offer free public programs throughout our community, and to Save Our Night Skies. We strongly recommend booking your stargazing program at the beginning of your trip. That way if we need to reschedule because of bad weather we have a better opportunity to do so. We encourage you to contact us with any questions you may have

This year we are focusing our end of the year appeal on our JEDI in STEM Mentorship & Scholarship Program to get Opportunity Youth into STEM!

Last Thrusday Dr. Sam and Dr. Mike were invited to do a Virtual Stargazing Program with Astronomy Prof. Brian Keating and Tony Darnell of Deep Astronomy. We had a bit of technical diffuclties at the beginning, but we ended up having a great program over all. You can watch the entire program by clicking on the following YouTube link.

We’d also greatly appreciate it if you clicked here and subscribed to the Wyoming Stargazing YouTube Channel! Our goal is to have over 1,000 subscribers.

WHAT IS OLD BILL’S?

Twenty-one years ago, an anonymous, philanthropic couple, fondly known as Mr. and Mrs. Old Bill, envisioned a collaborative event to support local nonprofits. For the first time, organizations came together in an efficient, unified fundraiser that raised awareness of community needs. Over the last two decades, more than $146 million has been raised for local organizations, and it has inspired similar events around the country.

One of the most innovative fundraisers in the nation, Old Bill’s Fun Run is also one of the most successful. In 2017, the event raised $12,168,165 from nearly 3,798 donors. Old Bill’s has brought an astounding $146 million philanthropic dollars to our community. These funds are busy feeding the hungry, supporting the sick and elderly, teaching kids to read, protecting wildlife, building affordable housing, enriching our lives through the arts and touching the lives of everyone in Teton County.

In 2019, you can give to Wyoming Stargazing beginning August 1st through 5pm on September 14th. Join us Saturday, September 7th, for Old Bill’s Fun Run on Jackson’s Town Square!

When you’re ready to donate just click on this text or any of the Old Bill’s images and then click on the “Add to Cart” text at the bottom right hand corner of the screen once you are redirected to the Old Bill’s Website. Thanks!