STARGAZING: The stars at night are big and bright and 
easy to see in most Texas State Parks ... state park 
stargazing events ahead on Passport to Texas ... 

This is Passport to Texas

When it comes to dark skies, Texas is in good standing

Texas Parks & Wildlife has partnered with the McDonald 
Observatory, the International Dark Sky Association (IDA) 
and local astronomy groups to promote stargazing in our 
state parks.

Parks offer opportunities to get an eyeful of these 
sparkling celestial bodies while enjoying a great night 
outdoors - either on your own or during a planned event 
with other visitors and campers. 

Some stargazing events coming up this month and next 
include: An evening of Stargazing at Lake Ray Roberts 
State Park Oct 25; staff from the University of North 
Texas Astronomy Department will give a brief talk about 
constellations, mythology and more! You'll also learn the 
basics of stargazing through binoculars. 

On November first it's a North Texas Star party at Lake 
Mineral Wells SP. Learn about astronomy and view the 
night sky through a wide variety of telescopes. 

On November 22, it's star party time at Big Bend Ranch 
State Park, with some of the darkest of Dark Skies. Tour 
the night skies way out west, and stay over to experience 
and enjoy this remote and magnificently scenic park to its 
fullest.

Find complete details for all these events on the TPW 
website.

For Texas Parks and Wildlife ... I'm Cecilia Nasti. 





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