The stargazing cabins at Coopers Rock State Forest in West Virginia are already award-winning, and they aren’t even open yet.

Laura Wortman and Kagey Parrish of The Honey Dewdrops will be in the National Park Oct. 8-29 exploring and sharing their craft.

Venus dominates as the brilliant “Morning Star” in the east-southeast before dawn; the Eta Aquariid meteor shower takes place ...