Universe in the Park at Mirror Lake State Park

This is a free, in-person event hosted by Mirror Lake State Park on June 22, 2024 at 8:30 PM. The talk will be given outside at the Amphitheater. No registration is necessary. With questions, please call the park office at (608) 254-2333.

Universe in the Park includes a RAIN OR SHINE presentation on astronomy, including recent astronomical news, and a weather-dependent star party, where visitors have the opportunity to view available astronomical objects through a telescope.

Universe in the Park is a program of the Department of Astronomy and UW Space Place.Presenter Jonathan Rebelsky is an Analytical Chemistry PhD Candidate in the Department of Chemistry. Jonathan earned a Bachelor’s of Arts degree from Grinnell College in Music and Chemistry and works in the Widicus Weaver lab studying prebiotic ions and radicals in the interstellar medium.