Bryce Canyon Astronomy Festival

Schedule:

Daytime Activities

10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Family Friendly activities in the Visitor Center plaza, including solar telescopes and a special NASA Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope booth.

Evening Programs

Cosmology: Uncovering Time and Space
8:30 p.m. 45 minutes
Hear about the history and future of the universe! I'll talk about how cosmology started, how it's going, and where it could take us. Some of the newest research from JWST and DESI have helped refine our views of the early universe and give us new insight into dark energy. Unsurprisingly, there has been some dramatic claims about this research, so come find out what all the hubbub may actually be telling us.

Tour of the Universe: You Are Here
9:00 p.m. 45 minutes
Rocket through space and sail among billions of stars and galaxies. Utilizing some amazing simulation software Astronomer Dean Regas will guide you through the mind-boggling scale of the universe. Along the way you’ll stop at the Moon and individual planets. Then you’ll make the jump to lightspeed and head to interstellar space and see all the galaxies in the universe.

Stargazing
10:00 p.m. - Midnight
Aditional Parking lot across from Visitor Center
Shuttle hours will be extended for the festival. As parking at the Visitor Center and evening program locations will be limited, we advise parking at the Shuttle Station or boarding from your campground in the park. Shuttles will run until 12:15 a.m.

Free Astrophotography Workshop
9:00 p.m. - 12:30 a.m.
High Plateaus Institute and Bryce Amphitheater area