Annual International Moon Event

Homolovi State Park

Saturday, September 27, 2025   7 p.m.

Join us for Annual International Observe the Moon Night at Homolovi State Park. This worldwide public event encourages observation, appreciation and understanding of our moon and its connection to space science, exploration, and human culture. This annual event connects scientists, educators and lunar enthusiasts from around the world.

The event at the Winslow Homolovi Observatory will include night sky observations of the moon, Apollo 11 and 17 landing sites, cell cam pix thru 6” dob, nebulas, the Andromeda Galaxy and satellite galaxy, globular clusters, Saturn and Neptune. The event will also include a hand out for recording the moon's phases and relief maps of the carters on the moon. Hands on activities include making your own impact crater and learning how light pollution can obscure or visibility of the moon.

The guest speaker, Dr. Haley Sapers, is an assistant professor of planetary geobiology at Northern Arizona University jointly appointed in the departments of Astronomy and Planetary Science and Biological Sciences. Her research takes her to the high Canadian Arctic investigating microbial communities and permafrost methane emissions, to developing instruments to measure methane and search for life beyond Earth. Dr. Sapers has worked on NASA Mars missions, including the Curiosity rover and the SHERLOC science team (one of the instruments on the Perseverance Rover). She investigates the limits of life in planetary analog environments including meteorite impact craters, methane seeps, and polar hyper saline springs. 

The Homolovi State Park: Winslow Homolovi Observatory and the Little Colorado River Valley Astronomy Club will be setting up additional telescopes for a guided tour of the moon, planets and other celestial objects for visitors. Bring your sunglasses to see the moon's craters and lunar surface through the Dobsonian Telescopes. 

International Observe the Moon Night is sponsored by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) mission and the Solar System Exploration Division at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, with many contributors. LRO is managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, for the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Homolovi State Park is located off I-40 at Exit 257. Travel north 1.5 miles to mile marker 347 and turn left into Homolovi State Park, then follow signs to visitor center museum and the Winslow Homolovi Observatory.

For more information about International Observe the Moon Night, visit: https://moon.nasa.gov/observe