All Inclusive* 3-night Program Starting At:
$585/person - Double Occupancy
$810/person - Single Occupancy
* Includes lodging, meals, program activities and access to optional daily activities and recreational equipment. Learn More about the Great Camp Sagamore experience.
Program Overview
Join us for a three night stargazing program at Great Camp Sagamore! Located in one of the darkest regions east of the Mississippi, the central Adirondacks offers some of the best stargazing opportunities around. This program is perfect for all levels, from novice stargazers to expert astronomy enthusiasts, and everyone in-between.
This program will include presentations about astronomy, an overview of how to use telescopes and binoculars, history, identification of objects in the sky, and more. Once it get’s dark out we will shut off all the lights in camp and head outside to observe the night sky.
During the day, enjoy all that Sagamore has to offer, including daily historic tours, paddling on the lake, hiking on nearly 10 miles of trails, meals in our historic dining hall, or relax with a book by the lake.
This is an all inclusive program, which includes lodging, meals, instruction, daily activities and access to Sagamore’s canoes and kayaks. Telescopes will be provided to share and observe, but participants are welcome to bring their own equipment as well.
Program Instructors
John Rusho - Program Instructor
Born and raised in Watertown, NY, John attended the colleges of SUNY Canton and Oswego, holding B.S. and M.S. degrees in Technology Education. Most of his primary occupations have been in the fields of mechanical engineering and management, in the Watertown and Central NY areas, retiring as a Project Engineer.
After moving to central NY in 1973, and joining the Syracuse Astronomical Society, he eventually served as Instrumentation Chair, VP, and President. At this point he began designing and building telescopes as well as teaching astronomy at OCC and Oswego State where he contributed to the design and instrumentation of Oswego's new observatory, and performed a ground up restoration of the college's 100 year old classic Brashear telescope.
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