Lake Mead Highlights the Sky with Astronomy Weekend | Public Spaces

The Lake Mead Recreation Area wants everyone to look to the skies for this weekend’s Astronomy Weekend.

The weekend will include several sky-related events at locations around the recreation area Friday through Sunday. Park rangers will give guided night time hikes along the Historic Railroad Trail, constellation tours, telescope viewing opportunities, daytime sun and moon programs and lectures on nocturnal animals in the Mojave Desert. The highlight will be the Perseid meteor shower, which is expected to peak Sunday night.

No reservations are required for the events.

• Friday
• 6:30 to 7:15 p.m.
• Boulder Beach Area
• Learn the myths and mysteries of bats, some of the Mojave Deserts most amazing nighttime creatures.

• Saturday
• 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Boulder Beach Area
• Join Rangers at this table program to view the sun and learn its secrets.

• Saturday
• 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Lakeview Overlook  
• Join Rangers to view the daytime moon, and learn its myths and secrets.

• Saturday
• 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
• Boulder City Library
• The Night Sky and You: Astronomy, and the study of the sky, influences our day-to-day lives perhaps more than any other science.

• Saturday
• 5:30 p.m. to 6:15 p.m.
• Boulder Beach Area
• Owls survive from Alaska to the Amazon. Join Rangers to learn how they survive in one of the hottest and driest places on Earth.

• Saturday
• 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.       
• Historic Railroad Trail 
• Join Lake Mead Rangers for an easy, 2-mile evening hike on the Railroad Tunnel Trail. Along the way, we will look for nocturnal animals as we watch the day turn to night.

• Saturday
• 9:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
• Railroad Tunnel Trail Parking Lot
• Join Lake Mead rangers for a short tour of the night sky, and learn the stories behind some of the most popular constellations, and search for meteors.

• Sunday
• 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
• Boulder Beach Area 
• Join Rangers at this table program to view the sun and learn its secrets.

• Sunday
• 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.          
• Boulder Beach Area
• Join Rangers to view the daytime moon, and learn its myths and secrets.

• Sunday
• 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.   
• Water Safety Center
• Join Lake Mead Rangers’ to learn all about the disappearing night skies and how we can protect them.

• Sunday
• 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
• Historic Railroad Trail
• The Perseid Meteor shower peaks Sunday. Join Lake Mead rangers on an easy, two-mile walk along the Railroad Tunnel Trail to watch the meteor shower.