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 […]

Tuesdays, 7:30 PM-9:00 PM, Eastern Time, over Zoom January 14, 2025 thru May 6, 2025 Dr. George Roush will explore 1. Geo-centrism & the Copernican Revolution 2. Our sun & its planets 3. The birth, evolution & death of stars 4. Telescopes 5. Our Milky Way Galaxy 6. Other galaxies & their evolution 7. Dark […]

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 […]

Dr. Bruce Macintosh (Director of the University of California Observatories) will give a free, illustrated, non-technical lecture entitled: "Pictures of Distant Worlds" in the Smithwick Theater at Foothill College, in Los Altos (see directions below) The talk is part of the Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series, now in its 27th year. In the past three […]

A Talk by Albert Zijlistra of Manchester University ==================================== The secret lives of planetary nebulae Planetary nebulae are among the most beautiful objects in the night sky. But they hide a secret. The nebulae mark the final evolution of stars like the Sun. As Lawrence Aller remarked, planetary nebulae are wreaths placed by Nature around […]

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 […]

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With the cooperation of the Florida State Parks and their rangers, the Escambia Amateur Astronmers will host bi-weekly gazes under th darkest skies along the Gulf Coast. Join our not really wicked green (laser pointing) witch of the western sky, Amanda Shelnutt, as she and other EAAA members introduce you to the constellations, stars, deep […]

The Kalamazoo Astronomical Society is pleased to announce that its five-part lecture series geared toward people new to the hobby of amateur astronomy returns on January 17th. The series will […]

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 […]