As a service to our community, Sky & Telescope lists astronomy-related events, including star parties, observatory public nights, astronomy talks, and more. Star parties offer dark skies and astronomical fellowship and often cater to families and feature special activities for kids. Public nights give the general public a chance to view the sky through large telescopes, and public talks are a great place to learn the fundamentals of the science and the craft.
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The Astro Society 2026: Astronomy@250 is a virtual conference celebrating 250 years of astronomy in the United States. We're bringing together researchers, educators, amateur astronomers, and curious minds from across the community to honor the full, complex, and beautiful story of astronomy in the United States. We’re not just looking to the past 250 years, […]
Enjoy a warm welcome by astronomers from the Airdrie Astronomical Association to this one of their regular November through to January Tuesday night public open evenings of the Airdrie Observatory. These events are ideal for beginners and anyone interested in astronomy — the friendly and experienced volunteers proudly carry on a long tradition of public […]
Star Party, speakers, primitive camping, model rockets
In cooperation with the Florida State Parks, the members of the Escambia Amateur Astronomers Association invite the public to deep sky observing sessions at Big Lagoon State Park. This summer we will be setting up at the boat ramp parking lot. Just west of Pensacola, on the state line, this is one of the darkest […]
Join AOSNY (www.aosny.org) on the 1st Sunday of every month from September through June. (No Meetings During the Summer due to vacations and Star Parties). Please visit our webpage frequently for the monthly special guest speaker. Meetings are held at Hofstra University - Berliner Hall Room 117, on California Avenue in the Town of Hempstead. […]
Enjoy a warm welcome by astronomers from the Airdrie Astronomical Association to this one of their regular November through to January Tuesday night public open evenings of the Airdrie Observatory. These events are ideal for beginners and anyone interested in astronomy — the friendly and experienced volunteers proudly carry on a long tradition of public […]
Monthly meetings of the North Jersey Astronomical Group (NJAG) are free and open to the public - all are welcomed. Meetings usually feature a presentation about astronomy or space science by an amateur or professional astronomer. Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month (except August); light refreshments will be served. Meeting will […]
Connecticut Star Party. Enjoy the dark skies of Northwestern CT in Goshen, CT at the Edmund D. Strang Scout Reservation. We have a huge, mostly level field to set up your telescopes with good views in all directions. There is room for tent camping around the field with a separate section for RVs. A warming […]
We bring Astronomy, Space and Science to Ventura County monthly. We meet the 2nd Friday night of every month at 403 W. Hillcrest Thousand Oaks, CA. at 7:00pm Our guest speaker for March 13th is Sarah Elizabeth McCandless. She works for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) as a navigation engineer. She has flown eleven different […]
Our monthly open house star party held the Second Saturday of each month. There is a presentation at the beginning followed by night sky viewing through several telescopes if weather allows.
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