✨ A Unique Stargazing Experience ✨
🎄✨ Holiday Deals! ✨🎄
Receive One Free Ticket to the Geminids Meteor Shower Party or
Great Orion Dark Sky Festival When You Book Your
2026 Group Vist By December 31st!
Or Use Code “nebula” For $25 Off Reservations For Parties Of Two Until December 31st!
2026 Group Visit Dates Just Published!
Round up a group - or just a party of two - for a unique stargazing experience featuring a huge telescope operated for you by our host, a hot tub, the AstroPicPortal — download images of the objects we view to your phone, Shiftpod accommodations with padded cots, galaxy lamps, and power stations, a huge grill and flat top griddle for your cooking needs, SOUNDBOKS for your music-playing needs, 24 foot redwood bar, pool table, giant chess set, sweeping views of the Eastern Sierra, dark skies… and more!
There Are Three Ways to Book
Our Regular Group Visits for groups of up to 16 People
If you have a smaller group, we offer Specialty Priced Group Visits for groups of up to 10 people available Monday - Thursday Nights — Just select the Regular Group Visit for up to 16 and use promo code “ten”
On select nights we offer individual SHIFTPODs for parties of two
If you’d like to bring more than 16 people, please contact us at: contact@easternsierraobservatory.com
New for 2026
All New SHIFTPOD X Accommodations
New Option for smaller groups of up to 10 instead of 16 for $1295/night available Mon-Thurs
“Group” visits are for any sized group of up to 16 people,
with special pricing for groups of 10 or less available Monday - Thursday Nights
When you book a group stay, your group will be the only one for that night and you’ll have the place to yourselves (the host/telescope operator will be on hand, too). For a more detailed description of what to expect when visiting, please read this article and/or check out our FAQ.
If you’re bringing a group of up to 10 people instead of 16, use promo code “ten” for speicial pricing of $1295/night — valid for Monday - Thursday night visits.
Use the calendar below to view the available dates. Please note that “Moonlit” nights are the same as regular nights, but happen on nights when the moon is present in the sky, and so the moonlight drowns out some of the starry sky. That being said, the moon itself is pretty awesome to look at through the telescope!
🎄✨ Holiday Deals! ✨🎄
Receive One Free Ticket to the Geminids Meteor Shower Party or
Great Orion Dark Sky Festival When You Book Your
2026 Group Vist By December 31st!
Or Use Code “nebula” For $25 Off Reservations For Parties Of Two Until December 31st!
If you just want to book a party of one or two and not a whole group…
We offer select nights for parties of up to TWO people in ONE SHIFTPOD. On these nights there will be up to 16 guests total. If you’re looking to book a visit for a party of one or two, scroll down just below the group reservations. Also, please consider our Death Valley Starcamp (separate location), or other larger Meteor Shower Parties and Dark Sky Festivals on our Events page which are great for solo travelers, as well as parties of two, families, etc.
Scroll down below the Group Visit Calendar to view availability for parties of two.
Bring up to 16 People in up to EIGHT SHIFTPODs for $1595 for moonlit nights & $1695 for dark sky nights!
Use code “ten” for $1295/night for groups of up to 10 people instead of 16 valid on visits Monday - Thursdays
PRICE IS FOR YOUR ENTIRE GROUP — NOT PER PERSON
To pay over time for Group Visits, select “Pay Full Outstanding Balance”
at checkout and proceed with FlexPay/Uplift
RED & GREY DATES ARE UNAVAILABLE - GREEN DATES ARE AVAILABLE
In 2026 We’re Open From May 8th to September 19th
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Booking for Parties of up to TWO People:
On Sale! — Use Code “nebula” For $25 Off Through December 31st!
Sometimes mixing groups of random people can get awkward, so, when you visit the observatory with your party of up to two, we’ll attempt to place you with like-minded people as there will be up 16 guests total on the night(s) of your stay. Please choose a QUIET STARGAZING NIGHT if you prefer a more calm and quiet atmosphere, or choose an ADULT ONLY PARTY NIGHT if you like a more loud and lively scene later into the night. All the amenities of a regular group visit will be available to guests on these nights except for the hot tub. For a more detailed description of what to expect when visiting, please read this article and/or check out our FAQ.
2026 Reservations for Parties of Two:
May 14th — Quiet Stargazing Night
June 14th — Quiet Stargazing Night
On Sale! — Use Code “nebula” For $25 Off Through December 31st!
$395/Night Now $370/Night With The Code!
Please note that per the ticketing agreement for Bookings for up to TWO People: All sales are final and there are no refunds. No changes can be made to this reservation. Cancellations and no-shows will be afforded a 50% credit towards any of our future Dark Sky Festivals or Meteor Shower Parties within the next two years which can be found here: Events. You are also welcome to transfer/give away/sell your reservation if you cannot attend. If the Eastern Sierra Observatory has to cancel your visit for some crazy reason (due to weather for example), then you will be afforded a 100% credit towards a future visit or event.
For questions, please email:
contact@easternsierraobservatory.com
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