November 6th, 2021 - Death Valley Secular Star Party

Bring your tent, camper, or RV for the weekend and experience the largest national park south of Alaska. Known for its excruciating summer heat and colorful spring blooms, Death Valley is one of the sunniest spots on planet Earth and offers clear views of the Milky Way on a clear, moonless night. Death Valley is an IDA International Dark Sky Park and offers some of the best night sky views on earth.

Our star party will unofficially start at 5:00pm, Saturday, November 6th with a community gathering at our campsite. Then around 7pm we’ll gather our telescopes, blankets, and friends and travel just a few miles up the road to the Harmony Borax Works for our star party program. At 7:30pm the moon will set and soon after our star talks will begin!

Please purchase a ticket if you intend to attend our star talk presentations. If you can't afford a ticket you will not be turned away, just pay what you can with a donation.

All attendees will need to pay for and organize their own camping (or hotel) costs, camping gear, meals, and park entrance fees. While we encourage everyone to camp out near our basecamp in Texas Springs Campground & Sunset Campground, we don’t require it. Death Valley has a wide variety of camping and hotel options available.

Texas Springs Campground & Sunset Campground are some of the largest campgrounds managed by the National Parks in Death Valley and offer easy access to flush toilet bathrooms and nearby shower facilities (for a small fee). These campgrounds does NOT allow online reservations unfortunately and are only first-come-first-serve. Please email us if you'd like our assistance securing a campsite Thursday or Friday.

If you’d prefer to camp at another location please visit the National Parks website to learn more: https://www.nps.gov/deva/planyourvisit/eating-and-sleeping.htm

For those interested in joining us during the day Friday and Saturday for sightseeing and hiking we’ll be organizing a suggested group itinerary. Stay tuned for more details.

To get answers to other frequently asked questions visit our event page on our website (https://www.atheistsunited.org/death-valley-star-party-2021) or email evan@atheistsunited.org

If you have any questions please email evan@atheistsunited.org.

MUST BE VACCINATED TO PARTICIPATE.

Event is sponsored and organized by Atheists United Los Angeles.

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