Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area to host astronomy night

(ROGERS, Ark.) – Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area and the Sugar Creek Astronomical Society are offering a free night of astronomy enjoyment and education on Saturday, May 31, 2025.

The indoor program starts at 8:00 p.m. with Dr. Clinton Willis presenting a different look at astronomy, “Archeoastronomy”. Ancient civilizations mixed both their mythologies and science together in order to understand and explain the cosmos and the origins of many natural phenomena.  For those who enjoy history, astronomy and archeology, this topic will be a fresh perspective and a newfound respect for our ancient ancestors. 

At 9:00 pm the group will head outside to view the night sky. Saturn and Venus will be in the lower sky to the southwest. Jupiter will shine brightly and appear high in the sky, while Mars rises in the east.  The Milky Way will be faint.

Join the folks from the Sugar Creek Astronomical Society at Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area. Everyone will be looking at the heavens through their powerful amateur telescopes. For more information, call 479-789-5000.