While last weekend's meteor shower offered a stunning show, every clear late-fall evening can be a star-studded attraction. And few places offer better star watching than the hillside above Goldendale in Klickitat County that is home to the Goldendale Observatory.

This Thanksgiving weekend, the observatory's evening program opens at 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The afternoon program, which begins at 2 p.m. both days, focuses on features visible during the daytime, which may include sunspots, solar flares and the planet Venus.