Black Hills Astronomical
Society's
Hidden Valley Observatory
(Last
updated on June 14, 2007)
The dates of our Friday Night Star Parties, and our regular meetings, are available. Click here for schedule information.
Friday nights that are too close to the full moon are avoided. Please note that star parties are held "weather permitting".
A star party is cancelled if the weather is rainy or cloudy. We usually begin each star party at about 9:00 P.M.
The Hidden Valley Observatory is located at 4715 Hidden Valley
Rd., about 1/4 mile west of Sturgis Rd. (Hwy 79 north).
Click here
for Map.
Questions? ... Please contact Steve Parker (Observatory Director, Black Hills Astronomical Society's Hidden Valley Observatory) at 605-348-4838 or by e-mail at sparker@rap.midco.net Steve is usually not available during the day, but leave a message on his answering machine and he'll get back to you.
Acknowledgement: Great appreciation is extended to the sisters of St. Martin Monastery for providing the land upon which the observatory is located through a one dollar, renewable ten year lease.
Astronomical Society of the Pacific - Books, posters, classroom aides, gifts, globes, slides, videotapes, software, etc.
Hubble Space Telescope website and Hubble's "New Views of the Universe"
Badlands Observatory, Quinn, SD
Solar System Ambassador
Program
Click here for info on SD's
Ambassador Fernando Nino
Questions/comments about this website? Contact Website Editor George - (605) 348-0349.