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  • Stellar Star Show at Rock Creek

    Rock Creek Nature Center 5200 Glover Rd NW, Washington, United States

    (DC) (Rock Creek Park) Come and enjoy a ranger-led program in the only planetarium in the National Park Service! The Stellar Star Show will be a 30-minute ranger-led program about the planets and the night sky.   

  • Stellar Star Show at Rock Creek

    Rock Creek Nature Center 5200 Glover Rd NW, Washington, United States

    (DC) (Rock Creek Park) Come and enjoy a ranger-led program in the only planetarium in the National Park Service! The Stellar Star Show will be a 30-minute ranger-led program about the planets and the night sky.   

  • Film: One Sky Project

    Rock Creek Nature Center 5200 Glover Rd NW, Washington, United States

    (DC) (National Park Service) This is the full dome feature version of the One Sky Project. Each short film represents the perspective of a different culture or Indigenous society from around the globe. Each film stands alone as a short story or in combination as a longer narrative – organized around themes of "Finding Patterns" and developing tools. This film ...

  • Full Moon Friday

    Locust Grove Nature Center 7777 Democracy Blvd, Bethesda, MD, United States

    (MD) (Montgomery Parks) Join us for the magic of the full moon for a hike and campfire on each Friday nearest to the full moon. Feel free to bring your own hotdogs to warm over the fire and we’ll provide marshmallows. The program will be mainly outdoors with a hiking component. All hikes will be on natural surface trails.

    $8

  • Valentine’s Stargazing Stroll

    Lake Accotink Park 7500 Accotink Park Road, Springfield, VA, United States

    (VA) (Fairfax County Parks) Share the wonder of winter stars with someone special during our romantic Valentine’s stargazing adventure. This enchanting evening stroll combines astronomy education with Valentine’s Day Magic. Create lasting memories as families explore the night sky together, learning about the cosmos while enjoying quality time under the stars. This evening adventure concludes with hot cocoa and Valentine’s ...

    $13

  • Full Moon Friday

    Locust Grove Nature Center 7777 Democracy Blvd, Bethesda, MD, United States

    (MD) (Montgomery Parks) Join us for the magic of the full moon for a hike and campfire on each Friday nearest to the full moon. Feel free to bring your own hotdogs to warm over the fire and we’ll provide marshmallows. The program will be mainly outdoors with a hiking component. All hikes will be on natural surface trails.

    $8

  • Touch and Hear the Universe

    National Museum of the American Indian Fourth Street & Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC

    (DC) (Smithsonian) Experience the universe like never before with the premiere of NASA's Chandra Interactive Sonification Wall, a multisensory exhibit that transforms space data into a symphony of light, sound, and touch. Using spectacular imagery from the Chandra X-ray Observatory, James Webb and Hubble Space Telescopes, this installation allows you to "play" the stars.

  • Full Moon Friday

    Locust Grove Nature Center 7777 Democracy Blvd, Bethesda, MD, United States

    (MD) (Montgomery Parks) Join us for the magic of the full moon for a hike and campfire on each Friday nearest to the full moon. Feel free to bring your own hotdogs to warm over the fire and we’ll provide marshmallows. The program will be mainly outdoors with a hiking component. All hikes will be on natural surface trails.

    $8