Nebraska Star Party

Welcome to the Nebraska Star Party!  The Star Party will be held at Merritt Reservoir in the Nebraska Sandhills.
You can expect exceptionally dark skies at the Nebraska Star Party.  This is a remote and very sparsely populated area having no more than handful of lights within miles of the viewing area.  The nearest town (Valentine, population 3000) is 27 miles to the northeast. Mullen, population 200, is 50 miles to the south.  The 3,100 foot altitude, and the fact that the Sandhills are a dry, sandy, upland plateau, help keep the haze low and the transparency high.