🔭 Planetariums, observatories and star parties in Portland
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Planetariums
- Chemeketa Community College Planetariumchemeketa.edu
Salem · A campus planetarium that runs kid-friendly Friday evening shows this fall, currently a program about black holes and galaxy mergers called Cosmic Mashups.
- Kendall Planetarium at OMSIomsi.edu
Portland · The dome theater at OMSI offers astronomy shows, laser shows and live sky programs on a published fall schedule.
Observatories with public nights
- Haggart Observatory at Clackamas Community Collegeclackamas.eduFree
Oregon City · A campus observatory at the Environmental Learning Center where Rose City Astronomers host public viewings several times a year, first come, first served.
Astronomy clubs with star parties
- Rose City Astronomersrosecityastronomers.net
Portland · A Portland astronomy club that hosts public OMSI star parties at Oregon state parks, open to all ages, with personal telescopes welcome.
Dark-sky places within a drive
- Goldendale Observatory State Parkparks.wa.gov
Goldendale · A Washington state park observatory with afternoon solar viewing through filtered telescopes and evening staff-led stargazing, on a winter Friday to Sunday schedule.