The world around us is full of wonders, and sometimes, all it takes is a quiet stroll to discover them. The cosmos around us is also full of wonders, and I’d love to share both the things we see looking up as well as the things we see looking down with you during your visit to the Asterisk Observatory!

Timed perfectly to coincide with Earth Day and the Lyrid meteor shower, Travel Oregon and Visit Central Oregon hosted the Dark Sky Learning Lab at the Brasada Ranch earlier this week

There is a small constellation of late winter/early spring that is often overlooked by sky watchers. Procyon is this constellation’s brightest star (seventh brightest in the entire sky), which marks the eastern-most vertex of the Winter Triangle. Yes, we’re referring to none other than Canis Minor, the smaller of Orion’s two hunting dogs.

Imagine cozying up under the stars, learning about the constellations, planets, and distant galaxies while enjoying the tranquility of Central Oregon's High Desert landscape.

The featured constellation for March is Puppis, a large grouping of stars that resides on the celestial sphere’s southern hemisphere.

We’re adding a blog! We’ll be posting about all things dark skies, guided stargazing, telescope observing, etc. in Central Oregon.