Lunar Eclipse at Perigee with Atlas Obscura
With a significant portion of the state covered in clouds, fog, or even a bit of rain on the night of the "Super Blood Wolf Moon", we obsessed over the forecast almost as much as we did for the Total Solar Eclipse in August [...]
Observatory Installation at Cal-a-Vie
SkiesAway is pleased to have completed the installation and telescope upgrade for Cal-a-Vie's new observatory. This unique system displays images live on a series of big screens for guests to see, and is equipped with a second telescope to look through directly. Thanks [...]
SkiesAway Launch Party at Cosmic Brewery
A weekend of brews and views: SkiesAway celebrates its launch party at the Cosmic Brewery in Torrance. With our website up and our events now booking through the rest of the year, it was time to showcase SkiesAway in style with telescopes, beer, and [...]
Yuri’s Night Festivities at Cosmic Brewery
We had an amazing time at Cosmic Brewery Saturday night, taking part in World Space week. Our telescope views and live astroimages were a big hit! Plus, it was cool to rub shoulders with bright scientists, engineers, and space-enthusiasts from NASA JPL, Virgin Galactic, The [...]
Our First Event-Held Astrophoto!
We are proud to post the first astrophoto from a SkiesAway event. This vibrant image of the Helix Nebula (NGC 7293) was captured from our group campsite in Joshua Tree, using Bryan's full astrophotography setup. Conditions were great all three nights so we just kept [...]
Solar Eclipse Madness!
We are still in complete awe after witnessing the Total Solar Eclipse on August 21st, 2017 from Victor, Idaho! There is much more to share, but we will leave you with this shot of the corona during totality before we really elaborate on this incredible [...]
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