A Star Party will be held at Cloudland Canyon on Saturday, Nov. 7. All programs are free to attend.

Solar observations will be held near the Interpretive Center at 4:30 p.m. Telescopes will be set up to observe the sun. Participants will be able to see sunspots and possibly a solar prominence or solar flare.

Night time observations will be held at the tennis courts from 7-10 p.m. As the sky darkens, members of the Barnard Astronomical Society will be on hand to point out the constellations of fall and show participants how to identify them. In addition, there will be a number of telescopes set up for viewing the wonders of the night sky. It will be near a new moon which means that the sky will be dark and conditions will be near perfect for observations of deep sky objects.

Participants may bring a lawn chair and flashlights with red cellophane over the lenses to help preserve night vision.

This program is conducted by the Barnard Astronomical Society and sponsored by the Staff and Friends of Cloudland Canyon State Park. There is a parking fee of $5 per car applies as always. One parking fee allows access to the park all day and includes use of park facilities.