Cosmic Camp-in: MUSE Girl Scout Cadettes
Girls Overnight
$110 Scout Youth & Adult
Designed for Grades 6–8
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Spend the night under the stars at the Cosmic Camp-In at Chabot Space & Science Center, designed especially for girls ready to think like scientists and researchers.
This special Sharing the Sun overnight celebrates our home star through brand-new solar science activities. Dive deep into the latest discoveries about the Sun and its dynamic corona, including new insights emerging from NASA’s MUSE and PUNCH missions.
Cadette Troops: Reserve your space by completing the group reservation form here.
Individual Scouts: Purchase tickets using the buy tickets link.
Arrival & Check-In
Check-in begins at 5:15 PM at the Observatory located at the rear of the Center. Please park in the front parking structure and bring all overnight gear with you to the rear check-in location. We recommend packing lightly, as you will carry your items.
Program begins promptly at 5:50 PM
Event concludes at 8:30 AM the following morning.
Guests may not enter the Center prior to the 5:15 PM check-in time.
Featured Workshop: Sharing the Sun – Space Science Researcher
Cadettes will expand their understanding of solar science through hands-on investigations inspired by NASA’s cutting-edge missions studying the Sun and its corona. Participants will:
- Explore how scientists study the Sun’s outer atmosphere
- Investigate solar activity and space weather
- Examine how new findings from MUSE and PUNCH missions are shaping our understanding of the solar corona
- Engage in collaborative research-based challenges modeled after real scientific inquiry
- Analyze solar spectra to identify emission lines and determine temperature, motion, and energy in the Sun’s corona
- Investigate magnetic energy and solar flares through hands-on modeling and real mission data inspired by MUSE
- Make solart
- Engage in collaborative research-based challenges modeled after real scientific inquiry
This immersive overnight experience fulfills components of the Cadette Space Science Researcher Badge through Chabot’s museum-based adaptation of astronomy programming.
Your Camp-In Includes:
- Catered hot dinner provided by La Casa de Maria (subject to change)
- Interactive exhibit exploration and themed scavenger hunt
- Specialized solar science workshop
- Live Zeiss Planetarium show
- Telescope viewing (weather permitting)
- Continental breakfast
- 1 Mission Patch
To ensure the safety of all guests, adults who purchase tickets without a child will not be granted entry and will not receive a refund. Adults must be accompanied by a child, and children must be accompanied by an adult. This policy is strictly enforced for all Camp-In events.
Prepare for Your Overnight Adventure
Please review our Survival Guide prior to arrival for packing tips, expectations, and event details.
We can’t wait to explore the power of our nearest star with you!
