The 2020 Quadrantids Meteor Shower Party took place January 3rd through 5th, 2020, at our Death Valley Stargazing Camp located just outside the national park boundary in Panamint Valley.
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A Dark Sky Festival is coming to the Eastern Sierra in 2020! The event is happening October 16th through 18th, at the Whitmore Recreation Area in Mammoth Lakes, California, and will feature huge telescopes, astronomy lectures from professional astronomers, nighttime photograph workshops, booths/vendors, camping in SHIFTPODs or your own RV/camper van, food trucks, beer, wine, and more!
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The Eastern Sierra Observatory is headed down to the Death Valley Stargazing Camp to host the Quadrantids Meteor Shower Party on January 3rd and 4th, 2020. The Quadrantids is a lively shower producing up to 40 meteors per hour, and will be peaking in the early morning hours of January 4th. The first quarter moon will be perfect for viewing just before it sets to allow for dark skies during the peak of the shower.
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