VESPERA RESORT ON PISMO BEACH FORMS STARGAZING PARTNERSHIP WITH CAL POLY’S ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY
Vespera Resort on Pismo Beach, an Autograph Collection Hotel, along the city’s iconic Central California Coast boardwalk, has invited student members of California Polytechnic State University’s Astronomical Society to visit the resort’s Stargazing Lawn for monthly guest starwatching. The college astronomy experts bring at least two telescopes with them, and Vespera Resort guests can bring along the collapsible telescopes provided in each guest room. Best of all, the students are very excited to share their astronomical enthusiasm and knowledge with resort visitors.
“We are dedicated to the magic of stargazing here at Vespera Resort on Pismo Beach,” said David Morneau, general manager of the 124-room resort. The word “vespera” signifies the evening star, paying tribute to the Chumash First Nations who inhabited the Central Coast and used the stars to navigate across the Santa Barbara Channel. In celebration of the beautiful nighttime stars and its name origin, the resort provides collapsible telescopes in each of the rooms, has created a stargazing map and now is pleased to announce this partnership with the University Astronomical Society.”
The Stargazing Program at Vespera Resort — that began with the placement of collapsible telescopes and a stargazing map in the rooms — has been well received by visitors of all ages — from young children who have grown up hearing “Star Light, Star Bright” to teens who are avidly interested in the solar system to adults who love sighting the signs of the Zodiac and learning about astronomy from knowledgeable guides to romantics who want to “Fly Me to the Moon.”
The once-a-month stargazing nights with California Polytechnic State University’s Astronomical Society are a complimentary amenity to Vespera Resort guests and will take place on the following dates: Saturday, April 9; Friday, April 22; Saturday, May 7; and Saturday, June 4.
More information is available by calling 805–779–4072.
