Professional Stargazing in Moab
Description
Our guides are experienced and knowledgeable and will take you on a journey through the night sky. Learn to find north and the location of our seasonal triangles, constellations and planets. Using high-powered laser pointers, we will provide you an entertaining and scholastic experience, with stories about ancient civilizations, Greek mythology, and the evolution of the Cosmos. Our telescopes are operated with a keypad and are as easy to use as sending a text. Telescopes are pre-programmed with our object list for the night. Pressing one button on the keypad moves the telescope to the next object. We regularly view the following types and classes of objects: Galaxies, Nebulae, Star Clusters, Double and Binary Stars, Planets, Earth’s Moon, Globular Clusters, Comets, and more. Depending on timing, the International Space Station (ISS) and Starlink trains can be seen passing overhead.
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Itinerary
Stargazing Moab is pleased to host you, family, and friends for an entertaining evening of stargazing and astronomy under the internationally certified dark skies of Moab, UT. Starting with a short walk through a scale model of our solar system, our guides will familiarize you with our neighboring planets as astronomical twilight begins to set. Each guest lounges in their own zero gravity pod with a blanket and pair of binoculars. These pods conform to your body, eliminating pressure points to make it comfortable and easy to view the star-filled sky. Our astronomy guides will present a 2-hour program that includes state-of-the-art telescopes and laser pointers to guide you around the constellations and objects of the night sky. We also provide guests an up-close view of celestial objects (galaxies, nebulae, clusters) through our powerful telescopes. Hot beverages are provided as well, such as hot chocolate, coffee and tea.
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Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
- Not recommended for travelers physically unable to stand for 30 minutes
Reviews(8)
Devon and Kramer were fantastic! Very insightful, energetic and great communicators. The skies were clear and the show amazing. Highly recommended.
This was an excellent evening activity! Devin has a fun way of delivering lots of information that makes it very interesting for all. They have a top notch setup, including several telescopes, a hot chocolate and coffee stand, binoculars, and bean bag lounges with blankets. We highly recommend this while in Moab!
A wonderful and fun evening spent under the stars! Thank you for sharing some more with us here!
The event is hosted by Devon a very educated and entertaining astronomer! I learned so much while being thoroughly entertained. Additionally her camera/telescope assistants were also very professional and well prepared. My husband (who loves studying the stars/space) and I loved it!
We are over the moon! Thank you so much for leaving a review, we hope to see you again soon!
Amazing experience. Very professional, organized and great communication. They were very knowledgeable and did a great job in showing us the night sky of Moab
Thank you for sharing your thoughts and the night sky with us!
Lots of thought and effort put into this experience. Very passionate and knowledgeable guides. Everything was provided to to make the experience comfortable and enjoyable under the vast night sky. I would absolutely recommend this to anyone visiting Moab with even a passing interest in astronomy.
Your review shines brighter than Sirius! Thank you for joining us and sharing your thoughts!
A wonderful evening! I highly recommend this activity. Our astronomer was Devon, and she was entertaining, knowledgeable and greatly enhanced our visit to Moab, and appreciated the night skies
Guests like you make the stars shine brighter! Thank you so much for joining us and taking the time to share your kind words!
I was visting Moab on an Amtrak vacations 4 ( read: no car). I thought i could maybe take a rideshare to/from the tour location. Unfortunately the nature of ride-shares meant I didn’t find out nothing was available to take me until it was time to leave. Upon finding out (about an hour or so before the start time) I tried to repeatedly contact the operator to let them know of the problem and need to get transport or cancel. I received no response. It was only sometime after tour start that I received a “where are you” call that I was able to explain the situation. I was told they do offer a shuttle service to the tour site, but nothing on this page or their website says that. Rather it says they do not provide any transportation. I have yet to hear anything back about a refund or compensation despite the phone call referring to such possibility. Overall ability to communicate with operator in case of a problem was really poor and caused me to waist $200+ of money with no recourse.
Hi Matthew, please reach out to us directly at info@stargazingmoab.com to remedy this for you. Please note as mentioned on our experience page, website and in guest confirmation emails, we DO NOT provide transportation to the observation site.
Amazing!!! Absolutely fantastic. Devon was the BEST guide to the stars ever! As an astronomer, she pointed out the constellations, told the stories, and showed us distant galaxies with digital telescopes. Truly an amazing experience. We did this stargazing excursion, rafting, and canyoneering. This is tied for first! Highly recommend!
Thank you so much for your kind review, we are over the moon that you enjoyed your experience!
