Free Public Stargazing at the Montgomery Hill Observatory   

Free Public Stargazing at the Montgomery Hill Observatory
Friday, May 8, 2026, 8:30pm to 10:30 pm
Free Public Stargazing event at the Montgomery Hill Observatory.
This activity is weather-dependent. Please dress for cool to chilly weather.
Enjoy a free public stargazing event at the Montgomery Hill Observatory from 8:30 to 10:30 pm. View the skies at our observatory with several telescopes set out for the public. Perfect for kids to learn how to use telescopes! We will be projecting images collected from our main telescope as well as from our Enhanced Vision telescope as well.
The Spring Triangle(s)
This time, we will give it another try! Let's see if we can spot the spring triangle. The spring triangle is made up of 3 bright stars forming a large structure in the sky. These stars are Arcturus, Spica, and Regulus. As a bonus, a smaller triangle can be made using the star Denebola instead of regulus. We will also have Jupiter very bright shining overhead.

Story Telling under the stars
Join us for stories in the stars with this month's storytelling focus on Native American constellation tales. Learn how these cultures developed such stories, reflecting on their surroundings and recordkeeping with the nighttime sky. Community member and traditional storyteller John Paul Amaral will be covering a couple of well-known stories such as the Mi'kmaq tale best known as the Algonquin Cinderella Story of Little Burnt Face (the Big Dipper and the Milky Way) from the northeast, and the Kiowa story of Bear Lodge and the Seven Sisters (Pleiades) that originates from the oldest story known to man. He will also tell more obscure ones like the Hoh and Quileute hunting tale of the Giant Elk (Cassiopeia) that started around 9,000 years ago in the Olympic Peninsula region of Washington state, and the Anishinaabe postapocalyptic tale of the Star Berry, a remnant of Hopewell Culture Event (c. 252-383 C.E.).
Many stories have been inspired by these celestial objects over centuries, and as we study the night sky, we continue to get inspired today. I hope you can join us so we can get inspired together as a community and investigate the beauty of the night sky.
Parking: Free Parking after 8:00 PM in parking lot #9A for this event.
EVC map: https://www.evc.edu/sites/default/files/2022-03/evc_campus_map.pdf
For questions, contact Carlos Morante at [carlos.morantemelendez@evc.edu](mailto:carlos.morantemelendez@evc.edu)