April 22-23 is International Dark Sky Week, and the Cape Lookout National Seashore is celebrating with stargazing at the Harkers Island visitor center and nighttime cruises offered by Island Express Ferry Service.
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Lookout to resume Astronomy Night, reopen visitor center
Cape Lookout National Seashore officials are resuming the monthly Astronomy Night program and reopening the Beaufort visitor center for the season.
Coastal events set as part of 10th Statewide Star Party
Stargazers can join the 10th annual Statewide Star Party April 8-9 at locations across the state, including a few on the coast.
Astronomy Night Friday at Cape Lookout National Seashore
This month’s presentation will highlight fall constellations.
NASA ambassador to be on hand for Astronomy Night
The free Astronomy Night at the Cape Lookout National Seashore’s visitor center this month will feature a presentation by NASA’s Brandon Porter and telescope tips from the Stargazers club.
Rocket should be visible from NC coast after Friday launch
An uncrewed spacecraft launching at 2:53 p.m. Friday should be visible from the North Carolina coast within seconds of launch time.
Set your sights on Cape Lookout’s next Astronomy Night
Astronomy Night is returning to Cape Lookout National Seashore after more than a year pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic 8-10 p.m. Friday, July 16, at the Harkers Island Visitor Center.
Lookout Closer to Becoming Dark Sky Park
Cape Lookout National Seashore rangers and Crystal Coast Stargazers Club members are chipping away at the yearlong application process for designation as an International Dark Sky Park.
Lookout Seeks Dark Sky Park Designation
Cape Lookout National Seashore and Crystal Coast Stargazers are partnering with Carteret County Chamber of Commerce and Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and Heritage Center in the seashore’s initiative to become an International Dark Sky Park.
Christina Koch Describes View of NC Coast
Astronaut Christina Koch hasn’t seen her hometown of Jacksonville since her last pass over the N.C. coast aboard the International Space Station, but she says that view is seared in her memory.
Lookout Pursues Dark Skies Designation
Officials at Cape Lookout National Seashore, in conjunction with the Crystal Coast Stargazers Club, plan to seek the park’s designation as an International Dark Sky Park.
Hundreds Relive Apollo 11 Lunar Landing
Attendees showed the same awe and wonder while reliving the Apollo 11 moon landing Saturday at the Wright Brothers National Memorial, just as when the event took place 50 year earlier.
Astronomy Night to Celebrate Moon Landing
Cape Lookout National Seashore and the Crystal Coast Stargazers Club are offering a special Astronomy Night July 20 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
Program to Highlight Nighttime Navigation
The June Astronomy Night starting at 8 p.m. Saturday at Cape Lookout National Seashore’s Harkers Island Visitor Center will feature a program on navigating the night sky without the aid of modern tools.
Astronomy Night Programs Resume Saturday
Astronomy Night at the Cape Lookout National Seashore’s Harkers Island Visitor Center with park rangers and members of the Crystal Coast Stargazers is from 8 to 11 p.m. Saturday.
Star Party April 12 To Reflect on the Moon
The seventh annual Cape Fear Museum Star Party, this year themed the Moon and Beyond to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing, is set for April 12 at Carolina Beach State Park.
