10 — THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS
FRIDAY, MAY 12, 2017
Local
Star party to be held
The King of Planets, Ju-
piter, will be the highlight
of the May 20 annual Star
Party at Prineville Reser-
voir State Park. Jupiter will
share the night sky with
colorful star clusters, nebu-
lae and distant galaxies.
Saturday will kick off at
1 p.m. with a scaled down,
guided stroll through
the solar system. Young
rocketeers can design,
build and then safely
launch their rockets at 3
p.m. followed by a special
presentation about Jupiter
at 5 p.m. Events leading
up to the main stargazing
session include a 7 p.m.
presentation on astronomy
with binoculars and an
8 p.m. astronomy phone
apps review. At 10 p.m.
“partygoers” can gather
at a permanent observa-
tory housing “Big Doug,”
a 16-inch telescope, to
peer through it and other
telescopes provided by
professional and amateur
astronomers.
A new activity this year
is a Virtual Reality Experi-
ence Station—goggles pro-
vided. Other activities in-
clude a solar viewing/solar
eclipse information station;
a telescope technology
display; various children’s
activities focused on as-
tronomical science; and a
Space Art exhibit featuring
renowned space artist and
photographer John Foster.
Prineville Reservoir
State Park offers nearly
70 campsites and five
deluxe cabins in the main
campground. Visit www.
oregonstateparks.org or
by phone at 1-800-452-
5687. Another 26 electrical
hookup sites in the park’s
Jasper Point campground
are available first-come,
first-served.
Prineville Reservoir State
Park is located 16 miles
southeast of Prineville on
Southeast Juniper Canyon
Road.
Happy
Mothers
Day
.
From The Baker
County Press