The Grand Old Fourth is an island tradition celebrating community and connection, full of activities for all ages. Enjoy Bainbridge Island’s big 4th of July parade downtown, and find our booth in the Street Fair near Town & Country!
Our first Paint Night at the Planetarium on June 28th was an aesthetic success! We turned our planetarium into an art studio where our budding artists created beautiful interpretations of the Milky Way galaxy!
And don’t worry if you missed out, we’ve got you covered!
July’s Science Topic – Discover the Vera C. Rubin Observatory
12 Jul 2025 19:00 – 21:00
During the week of July 21-25, Bainbridge Performing Arts’ Cosmic Performance Camp for youth age 10+ will be at the Battle Point Observatory.
Explore the stars and the stage in this unique collaboration of BPA with the Battle Point Astronomical Association!
Summer Schedule for the Battle Point Observatory
The Dark Shark Nebula (LDN 1235) is part of a large dust cloud in the constellation Cepheus, approximately 650 light years away. The entire nebula, of which this is only the “head”, spans 15 light years.
Source for events and links are In-The-Sky.org, Dominic Ford, Editor. The links provide details for each event including a scale on how difficult they are to observe.
The NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory has unveiled its first imagery, showcasing cosmic phenomena captured over just ten hours of test observations. This facility is set to explore significant mysteries of the Universe over a ten-year mission.
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured its most extreme gravitational lens, revealing the galaxy cluster Abell S1063, located 4.5 billion light-years away, showcasing unprecedented features through deep field observations that highlight the effects of strong and weak gravitational lensing.
Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have provided strong evidence for a Saturn-mass planet, TWA 7 b, orbiting the young star TWA 7. This discovery, if confirmed, would be the lightest planet ever imaged outside our solar system.