A press release detailed the McDonald Observatory is set to host its first Dark Skies Festival on April 29-30, 2022.
The Dark Skies Festival is sponsored by Apache Corporation. The festival will take place at the McDonald Observatory Frank N. Bash Visitors Center near Fort Davis.
This family-friendly celebration of the night sky will feature daytime and evening activities, tours of facilities, telescope viewing, educational activities, guest speakers, food, and live music, the press release stated. A new exhibit on protecting dark skies, funded by Apache Corporation, will debut at the Frank N. Bash Visitors Center.
Admission to daytime programs and events will be free. Reservations will be required for evening programs. A detailed schedule of events will be published at http://mcdonaldobservatory.org.
