WE join in with ‘BABE’
Bad Ass Bronco Enthusiasts
Rooms have been blocked for MAY 4
Reservations now open and required.
Use the Inn's reservation page and reserve May 3 or May 5. In the notes section please indicate you are an active member in the Rittenhouse Astronomical Society and you wish to additionally reserve May 4. MAY 4 rooms are currently blocked from reservation at request from our members. More information about the astronomy sky watch which we will hold on site at the Hat Rock Inn has been posted on our website.
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Hat Rock Inn (Mexican Hat, Utah) is located over 100 feet above the San Juan River near Valley of the Gods. You can see & hear the water rushing over the rocks in a most beautiful setting. The South side of the Hotel faces Monument Valley area. Truly the darkest of skies. An excellent location for telescope viewing of the Southern Skies, location of the Core of the Milky Way Galaxy.
Members and guests arrange their own transportation and meet up here at Hat Rock Inn. Plan to join us in the Hotel Lodge Room Friday Evening 7:30 PM (May 3 rd). An orientation of the sights you may want to see within a day drive of the Mexican Hat Inn will be provided.
Bring binoculars as we can conduct laser guided star tours to some amazing celestial sights. Follow the beam to its end to reveal open clusters, globular clusters, nebulae and star clouds.
May 3, 2024 Star Watch at Hat Rock INN
7:30 PM Meet and Greet
8 PM Welcome to the Hat / Area sights to see
8:40 PM Civil Dusk Night Sky Asterism/Bright Star Tour/ Binocular Blast
9:30 PM Astronomical Twilight Telescope Views provided by RAS members
Sunset 8:10 PM
Civil Dusk-8:39 PM / Nautical Dusk 9:13 PM / Astronomical Dusk 9:51 PM
Nightfall 9:49 PM
Local Sights Below, Mexican Hat Rock, Mokai Dugway, X Point, Goosenecks State Park. We plan to arrange an overnight excursion stay at Valley of the Gods. Members need to provide their own 4-wheel drive vehicle as the terrain can be challenging.
Clouded out / Rain Date May 4
