Upcoming Astronomy Events
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.
You’ll also see online events offered here.
And if you’d like free copies of Sky & Telescope‘s Let’s Go Stargazing flyer or door prizes for your next star party, you can fill out this form.
Week of Events
Texas Star Party
The 42nd Annual Texas Star Party will be hosted on the magnificent Prude Ranch, a 3500 acre mile-high ranch located six miles northwest of Fort Davis on Highway 118… 12 miles on the same road from McDonald Observatory… Darkest Skies! All over America, the search for dark skies is becoming a subject of great interest and concern […]
Pensacola Beach Star Gazes
Since 1976, the Escambia Amateur Astronomers have hosted beach gazes for the public every summer. Our gazes will be at Pensacola Beach Pavilion on the weekends closest to the firsth quarter moon. There is no fee, and free parking in the lot by the famed Pensacola Beach Beach Ball water tower. Bring your smartphone to […]
"A New Surprise in the Accelerating Universe" by Dr. Alex Filippenko
"A New Surprise in the Accelerating Universe" by Dr. Alex Filippenko
In 1998, two essentially independent research teams made a Nobel-worthy discovery: since distant supernovae (exploding stars) were fainter than predicted, the expansion of the Universe must be speeding up rather than decelerating. Since then, the evidence for cosmic acceleration, propelled by mysterious “dark energy” that constitutes 70% of the contents of the Universe, has grown […]
HSU STEM Range Stargaze for May 6, 2022
HSU STEM Range Stargaze for May 6, 2022
The Northwest Florida Amateur Astronomers Association will host a free public stargaze at the HSU STEM Rangle site on May 6th. Telescopes will be set up for observing the Moon, constellations, deep sky objects, and satellites. Bring your smartphone and learn to take astrophotos with it.
ALP Astronomy Experts Speaker Series 2022
ALP Astronomy Experts Speaker Series 2022
The Astronomical League of the Philippines (ALP) would like to invite everyone to its "Astronomy Experts Speaker Series 2022," which features a talk by Sky & Telescope Contributing Editor Joe Rao on May 7 (Saturday) at 8:30 p.m. Philippine Standard Time (8:30 a.m. EDT / 12:30 UTC). Joe's lecture, entitled "The Night of the Shooting […]
How My Students and I Do Science with AAVSO Data – and How You Can Too
How My Students and I Do Science with AAVSO Data – and How You Can Too
A free webinar with a large portion devoted to post-instruction Q&A from the audience. Instructor: John Percy Variable stars provide astronomers with unique and important information about the nature, evolution, and behavior of stars. AAVSO observers contribute mightily to this enterprise. For half a century, I have been engaged in variable star research, and in […]