{"id":88111,"date":"2019-08-17T21:20:42","date_gmt":"2019-08-18T03:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/edmonton\/?p=88111"},"modified":"2019-09-09T13:08:24","modified_gmt":"2019-09-09T19:08:24","slug":"milky-way-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/edmonton\/milky-way-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Eyes on the Sky at Milky Way Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-135639\" src=\"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/edmonton\/files\/2018\/05\/AB-EI-2015-0092.jpg\" alt=\"Milky Way Day\" width=\"1296\" height=\"865\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/edmonton\/files\/2018\/05\/AB-EI-2015-0092.jpg 1296w, https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/edmonton\/files\/2018\/05\/AB-EI-2015-0092-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/edmonton\/files\/2018\/05\/AB-EI-2015-0092-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/edmonton\/files\/2018\/05\/AB-EI-2015-0092-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1296px) 100vw, 1296px\" \/>As part of the Beaver Hills Dark Sky Preserve, the skies above Elk Island National Park are naturally dark and regularly displays a breathtaking view of twinkling stars or dancing Northern Lights. Visit the park on Sunday, September 1, 2019 for Milky Way Day &#8211; your chance to get a stunning view of the sky.<\/p>\n<p>This annual star party will feature volunteer astronomers sharing stargazing tips, guest speakers, and more. Want to visit before nightfall? Interpretive programs will be offered during the day, including special campfire stories from 7 pm to 8 pm.\u00a0Bring the whole family for a night of fun you won&#8217;t soon forget!<\/p>\n<h2>Milky Way Day at Elk Island National Park:<\/h2>\n<p><strong>When:<\/strong> Sunday, September 1, 2019<br \/>\n<strong>Time: <\/strong>10 pm &#8211; Midnight<br \/>\n<strong>Where:<\/strong> Elk Island National Park<br \/>\n<strong>Website: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pc.gc.ca\/en\/pn-np\/ab\/elkisland\/activ\/activ5\/planetes-planets#c2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.pc.gc.ca<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of the Beaver Hills Dark Sky Preserve, the skies above Elk Island National Park are naturally dark and regularly displays a breathtaking view of twinkling stars or dancing Northern Lights. Visit the park on Sunday, September 1, 2019 for Milky Way Day &#8211; your chance to get a<br \/><strong style=\"margin-top: 20px; display: block;\"><a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.familyfuncanada.com\/edmonton\/milky-way-day\/\">Continue Reading &raquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39,"featured_media":135639,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[42],"tags":[61],"class_list":["post-88111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-past-events","tag-september","cat-42-id","has_thumb"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Eyes on the Sky at Milky Way Day | Family Fun Edmonton<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Celebrate the beauty of the night sky at Milky Way Day at Elk Island National Park! 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