Western Washington University Planetarium

Western Washington University College of Science and Technology Physics/Astronomy Dept. Bellingham, WA USA

An academic facility dedicated to preserving the arts, skills, and science of astronomy, and of cultural starlore.

American Indian Sky

Names that American Indian tribes used for the Big Dipper, Milky Way, Aurora, and other celestial objects.

American Indian Moons

Names American Indian tribes used to identify each full moon that occurs during the year.

American Indian Starlore

Legends that American Indian tribes have told for millenia about the constellations and other things in the sky.

Medicine Wheels

"Medicine Wheel" is just one of the names commonly given to these round structures that were built out of stones by the natives of the North American Great Plains.

Private Group
Presentations Available Scouts, classes, dorms, clubs, office staff, birthday and other private parties etc. You can request that a customized presentation be added to our schedule for your private group to enjoy.
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Astronomy in the Park
Each Wednesday from 10:00 p.m. to 11:30'ish
at Storvic Park in Anacortes (weather permitting)

Learn your way around the night sky.
Season's highlights include:
The Summer Triangle
A Herdsman and a Dolphin
A Giant Bear, A Dying Sun
A King, a Queen, and a Princess
An Eagle, a Cross, a Romulan Warbird
and more!

All ages welcome and encouraged.
Remember to dress warm.

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