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STARGAZING NEWS: May 23-Full Moon, May 30-Last Quarter Moon, May 31-Moon passes Saturn, Jun 2-Moon passes Mars 

New US Stamp: Star Trails at Mt Rainier (4/20/16)

A nightscape photograph of Mount Rainier is part of a 16-stamp series commemorating the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service. This photo was taken by Matt Dieterich, a young intern with the NPS Night Skies program at Mt Rainier, the same program that Starry Hill has been a part of the last two years.


We are Part of a Glorious Collection of Stars (11/13/15)

Eatonville School District Superintendent Krestin Bahr honored Starry Hill Star Guides in a Special Message to the school district's community as well as to the full Eatonville community in the Eatonville Dispatch newspaper.


2015 Astronomy Photographer of the Year (11/9/15)

The Royal Observatory of Greenwich has released its 2015 book with the best astrophotos from around the world. We are proud that this book includes a photo taken at Starry Hill by one of our Star Guides, Braden Henricksen.


2015: An Extraordinary Lunar Eclipse (9/27/15)

Lunar eclipse, supermoon, early evening, perfect weather and lots of stargazers all combined to make this Sep 27, 2015 event one to be remembered!


2015 Star Guides Lineup (8/9/15)

Not only is Starry Hill a place for kids to come to connect with our universe, it is also a place that, as much as possible, is run by kids. That's why we have the Star Guides program, now in its fourth year.


Young Astronomy Photographer of the Year, Royal Observatory Greenwich, England (8/7/15)

When Braden Henricksen, a four-year Star Guide at Starry Hill, submitted one of his astrophotos taken at Starry Hill into the Royal Observatory Greenwich's contest last year, we all knew that the competition would be fierce -- the famous Royal Observatory's contest attracts the best from around the world.


2015: Comet Lovejoy is Moving Fast! (1/13/15)

The first comet of the year, Lovejoy, is now high in the sky above Starry Hill and our homes. We imaged it last night and found it to be a challenging target but, by the end, we got good results!


2014: So Many Magical Star Parties (8/28/14)

Never before have we had so many Star Parties in a row at Starry Hill. Groups came from all over and we had nearly perfect weather for all of them -- wow!

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