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Telescope Viewing of the Sun & Moon

Join Astronomer in Residence Dr. Amy Sayle for a chance to explore the Sun and Moon through telescopes! 

Astronomer looking through telescope at Grand Canyon
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Dr. Amy Sayle

Astronomer in Residence, 2026

Amy Sayle, PhD, is a science communicator, writer, and award-winning storyteller. As a longtime educator at Morehead Planetarium at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, she communicates astronomy to the public under the planetarium sky, at skywatching events, and on night paddles. During her residency, she plans to revise her young-adult novel Swallow the Sun, which is set at Grand Canyon National Park, and offer public programs focused on dark skies and on cultural astronomy.