Bonney Lake Stargazing
Sat, Aug 15
|Big Sky Park
This public "Star Gazing" event is authorized by the Tehaleh HOA and is free of charge.
Time & Location
Aug 15, 2026, 9:00 PM – 11:30 PM
Big Sky Park, Bonney Lake, WA 98391, USA
About the Event
Come out to Big Sky Park in Tehaleh and enjoy some stargazing with members of the Seattle Astronomical Society (SAS). Everyone is welcome. People with telescopes can arrive 30 minutes early to setup.
Experienced volunteers from the Seattle Astronomical Society (SAS) bring their telescopes and binoculars to share with the public.
A short introduction to stargazing will start between 30 and 45 minutes after sunset. This will help you identify some basic features of the night sky and learn how to find objects.
We urge people to keep dogs away from the telescopes, they inadvertently can get leashes tangled up in the tripod legs and pull a telescope over.
Bring a red light flashlight and not a white light one. You can wrap the end of a normal flashlight with red cellophane and secure it with duck tape. I have even used a red sharpie to help turn a white…