Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area to host astronomy program
July 12, 2023
The evening astronomy program will focus on the moon and its effects.
Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area will host an astronomy program on Saturday, July 22, from 7:45 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. at the park’s visitor center, 20201 E. Highway 12, Rogers, Arkansas. The event is free and open to the public; no reservations are required.
The evening will begin with “The Moon and Its Effect – Phases, Tides and Eclipses,” an indoor program in the Discovery Room of the park’s visitor center. Weather permitting, outdoor night sky viewing will begin at 9 p.m., looking at Venus, Mercury, Mars, and stars clusters.
The Sugar Creek Astronomical Society will provide powerful telescopes for all guests to use.
Visitors may wish to bring a flashlight covered with red cloth (or a red balloon) and a folding chair. If you have binoculars or a star chart, bring them. The program is recommended for ages 8 and older.
Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area is the largest of Arkansas’s 52 state parks. This day-use park includes a 54-mile trail system and is the only state park in Arkansas to allow regulated hunting.
The evening will begin with “The Moon and Its Effect – Phases, Tides and Eclipses,” an indoor program in the Discovery Room of the park’s visitor center. Weather permitting, outdoor night sky viewing will begin at 9 p.m., looking at Venus, Mercury, Mars, and stars clusters.
The Sugar Creek Astronomical Society will provide powerful telescopes for all guests to use.
Visitors may wish to bring a flashlight covered with red cloth (or a red balloon) and a folding chair. If you have binoculars or a star chart, bring them. The program is recommended for ages 8 and older.
Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area is the largest of Arkansas’s 52 state parks. This day-use park includes a 54-mile trail system and is the only state park in Arkansas to allow regulated hunting.