Announcements

Cancellation for Paramount Park Star Party

This Paramount Park Star Party (outreach event) scheduled for Oct 08, 2016, 07:00 PM is cancelled due to inclement weather.

Cancellation for Green Lake Star Party

This Green Lake Star Party (outreach event) scheduled for Oct 08, 2016, 07:00 PM is cancelled due to inclement weather.

Cancellation for Covington Community Park Star Party

This Covington Community Park Star Party (outreach event) scheduled for Oct 07, 2016, 08:00 PM is cancelled due to inclement weather.

Cancellation for Rattlesnake Mountain Trailhead Star Party

This Rattlesnake Mountain Trailhead Star Party (star party event) scheduled for Oct 01, 2016, 07:00 PM is cancelled due to inclement weather.

Cancellation for Third Quarter Moon Star Party

This Third Quarter Moon Star Party (star party event) scheduled for Sep 24, 2016, 08:00 PM is cancelled due to inclement weather.

Reminder for Third Quarter Moon Star Party

This is just a friendly reminder that the Third Quarter Moon Star Party (star party event) is scheduled for Sep 24, 2016, 08:00 PM. Please come out and join us!

Rick Ellis Wins Our Astrophotography Contest!

Congratulations, Rick Ellis, for winning our Fall 2016 Astrophotography Contest. His dazzling image will be our Facebook and Twitter cover photos for Fall. Thank you, contestants and voters, for participating. Have an awesome autumn!

Reminder for How Habitable is the Nearby Planet Proxima b?

This is just a friendly reminder that the How Habitable is the Nearby Planet Proxima b? (general meetings event) is scheduled for Sep 21, 2016, 07:30 PM. Please come out and join us!

Reminder for Astrophotography Special Interest Group Meeting

This is just a friendly reminder that the Astrophotography Special Interest Group Meeting (astrophotography event) is scheduled for Sep 13, 2016, 07:00 PM. Please come out and join us!

Cancellation for Green Lake Star Party

This Green Lake Star Party (outreach event) scheduled for Sep 10, 2016, 08:00 PM is cancelled due to inclement weather: extensive cloud cover at Green Lake.

Reminder for Covington Community Park Star Party

Join us tomorrow for our new public outreach event!

The Covington Community Park Star Party (outreach event) is scheduled for Sep 09, 2016, 08:00 PM. Please come out and join us!

Cancellation for Rattlesnake Mountain Trailhead Star Party

Tonight's scheduled SAS members' only star party at Rattlesnake Ledge Trail hereby is cancelled.  Per the Clear Sky Chart from 5pm does not show enough blue sky to justify driving out to the park.  http://www.cleardarksky.com/c/RttlsnkLkWAkey.html?1

Reminder for Rattlesnake Mountain Trailhead Star Party

This is just a friendly reminder that the Rattlesnake Mountain Trailhead Star Party (star party event) is scheduled for Sep 03, 2016, 08:00 PM. Please come out and join us! Although we're expecting overcast skies throughout the day, Cleardarksky.org forcasts 20% cloud cover at 8PM, dropping to 0% by 10PM. Seeing is predicted to be good throughout the evening.  Since Nature is not 100% obliged to conform to our interpretations, please monitor our Twitter feed for any possible cancellation announcements.

Reminder for General Meeting

This is just a friendly reminder that the General Meeting (general meetings event) is scheduled for Aug 17, 2016, 07:30 PM. Please come out and join us!

Note: We had a typo on our website that listed this event at 8:00pm. The correct time is 7:30pm. Please join us before the meeting to greet newcomers to the SAS at 7:00pm!

Reminder for General Meeting

This is just a friendly reminder that the General Meeting featuring author Paul Bogard is scheduled for Aug 17, 2016, 08:00 PM. Dr. Bogard wiill present his book entitled The End of Night Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial  Light.  Please invite your friends and family and come out and join us!