Shawn has served as a tribal officer and legislator, with a strong belief in empowerment and giving back to his community. Reserve your tickets.ĭon’t miss Shawn Backbone, a member of southern Montana’s Apsáalooke/Crow Tribe, who will share Apsáalooke stories about the night sky. Peter is an astronomy teacher at Montgomery County Community College and also teaches MLC’s online robotic telescope courses for teachers through Montana State University. The first two events of the summer will feature award-winning astronomer and Mars Society Observatory Director, Peter Detterline. Interstellar space), explore the intricacies of the milky way, identify surrounding planets, capture far-away star clusters, and so much more! Members of MLC’s staff and volunteers from the Helena Astronomical Society will also be available to answer questions and offer expert insight throughout the night. Using the park’s telescopes, attendees will get the chance to put their newfound knowledge into practice as they peer into the depths of distant galaxies, discover spectacular nebulae (a.k.a. Starting at sunset each night, Beyond the Big Sky will begin with a special presentation from some of Montana’s leading astronomy experts, followed by what’s sure to be the most captivating tour of the night sky that you’ve ever seen. In other words, you should buy your event tickets now! And that’s not an exaggeration! Home to three observatories and five world-class telescopes (read: “really large” and “crystal clear”), MLC is the largest astronomical park of its kind in the Northwestern United States. Idyllically situated along the banks of Canyon Ferry Lake sits the largest public-use telescope in Montana at the 2023 Beyond the Big Sky public observing nights.Īn anticipated summer event, Beyond the Big Sky will take place for one weekend a month from June-August and offers friends, families, nature-lovers, avid stargazers, and everyone in between the chance to gaze at the wonders of the universe through some of Montana’s most sophisticated publicly-accessible telescopes.

To spend a unique evening with friends exploring galaxies and enjoying your own star party – now, that’s out-of-this-world fun! Fortunately, here in Montana, you don’t have to be a NASA scientist or travel far to go beyond our big sky.

To wonder if there is life outside of our solar system is the stuff of fantasy. All opinions and views are of the advertiser and does not reflect the same of KTVH.

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