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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.
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Herschel 200
Herschel Museum celebrates the life and achievements of pioneering astronomer with new exhibition To commemorate the bicentenary of the death of Bath-based astronomer William Herschel (1738-1822), Bath Preservation Trust is hosting a major exhibition to highlight the hugely-important achievements and contributions he made to our understanding of space. The exhibition – at the Herschel Museum […]
Our Place in Space: Midsummer Common to Waterbeach, Cambridge
After hugely successful installations in Derry-Londonderry and Belfast, the recreation of our solar system as a 10km sculpture trail designed by artist and author Oliver Jeffers is coming to Cambridge this summer (30 July – 29 August). The critically acclaimed Our Place in Space is a unique collaboration across art, science and technology - an epic scale model of the solar system […]
Dark Sky Festival
The annual Dark Sky Festival (DSF) is a multi-day event that is hosted typically mid-to-late August in Fort Smith NT and the world's largest dark sky preserve Wood Buffalo National Park. Join us for an exciting multi-day journey of exploring the wonders of our universe and the sciences that makes it all work. Our program offers a variety […]
Mt. Kobau Star Party
This is a special place. The great rampart of Mt. Kobau separates two ancient river valleys. From either side, the mountain’s grassland slopes rise quickly, conceding first to scattered pines, then to steep, thick forests of fir. A kilometre and a half above the rivers, the woods yield to a sub-alpine ridge. Here, wildflowers bloom […]
Maine Astronomy Retreat
This gathering will provide activities for amateurs, to deep-sky observers and astrophotographers. Enjoy engaging presentations given by J Kelly Beatty (Sr. Editor, Sky & Telescope), Bruce Berger (Amateur astronomer, telescope builder and Director of the Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston Research and Imaging Observatory (ARIO). Here’s a partial list of the presentations planned: An Introduction […]
Astroblast 2022
AstroBlast is a regional gathering of amateur astronomers and anyone interested in astronomy! In June 1994, AstroBlast became an annual event hosted by ORAS. Unfortunately, COVID-19 has caused us to cancel the event in 2020 and 2021. Typically AstroBlast is held at the Oil Region Astronomy Learning Center. Our usual event features lectures, information, educational […]
$9. – $50
Iowa Star Party
The 2022 Iowa Star Party will be held August 25th to August 29th at Whiterock Conservancy in Coon Rapids, IA, hosted by Ames Area Amateur Astronomers and co-sponsored by the Des Moines Astronomical Society. Join us for a weekend of dark skies, stargazing and conversation. Whiterock Conservancy is blessed with some of the darkest skies […]
Yoga and Mindful Stargazing
Set in the tranquil rural French Loire valley and organised around the new moon when this already quiet landscape will be at its darkest, this retreat will fill you with wonder and curiosity. Mindful stargazing has nothing to do with star maps, coordinates or science facts. It is the pure, immersive experience of looking up […]
$599
Northwoods Starfest (NWSF)
NORTHWOODS STARFEST 2022 Hobbs Observatory Beaver Creek Reserve Fall Creek, Wisconsin August 26-28, 2022 Join us for Northwoods Starfest (NWSF), August 26-28, 2022 at Hobbs Observatory, located in the Beaver Creek Reserve (BCR) four miles north of Fall Creek, Wisconsin.
Almost Heaven Star Party
The Almost Heaven Star Party will be held Friday-Tuesday, August 30 – September 3, 2019, at the Experience Learning (formerly TMI) in Spruce Knob, WV. AHSP is sponsored by NOVAC and is operated on a cost-recovery basis; the club expects to expend all fees received on the event itself. Spruce Knob is one of the premier dark-sky sites […]
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AAVSO "Superstar Astronomers" with Dr. Jessie Christiansen: "The Era of Exoplanets: Towards an Exoplanets Demographics Ladder"
AAVSO "Superstar Astronomers" with Dr. Jessie Christiansen: "The Era of Exoplanets: Towards an Exoplanets Demographics Ladder"
An AAVSO webinar featuring guest astronomer Dr. Jessie Christiansen. The NASA Kepler mission has provided its final planet candidate catalogue, the K2 mission has contributed another four years’ worth of […]
