Rachel Gean, a summer intern, shows attendees the M13 Globular Cluster during a star party at McDonald Observatory in Fort Davis, Texas, on May 27.

What to Know Public Star Party Griffith Observatory Saturday, March 8 2 to 9:45 p.m. The Feb. 28 "parade of planets" will have concluded by March 8, but plenty of fascinating phenomena can be ...

The star party begins at sundown April 12 at the Shreveport Observatory. The event is open to all ages. "We had to reschedule our first star party of the season to this weekend because of cloudy ...