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The first Thursday of October, the Museum stays open late - and admission is FREE. Enjoy all the Museum's features from 5:00 to 9:00 PM, courtesy of Wells Fargo. Look up at the night sky! Local science and astronomy clubs share their knowledge of the heavens with viewing opportunities through their telescopes (weather permitting). Enjoy additional educational activities throughout the evening. Volunteers from the SAS are needed for astronomy outreach, to talk with people about the ... more

Volunteer astronomers from the Seattle Astronomical Society and Nocturnal in Normandy Park team up with the City of Normandy Park to provide guests with telescopes and assistance to view the Moon, planets and constellations and other interesting astronomical objects. Meet for monthly star parties at the City Hall Park - SE Field 1 Baseball. Dress warmly, very warmly and bring a dim, very dim, red light. Please no white lights. Print and bring a copy of the latest "Skymaps" web site ... more

This October star party is an International Observe the Moon event. Volunteer astronomers from Seattle Astronomical Society and Boeing Employees' Astronomical Society team up with Kent Parks to provide guests with telescopes and assistance to view the Moon, planets and constellations and other interesting astronomical objects. Meet for monthly star parties at the"Lagoon" parking lot on the east side of Russell Road. Dress warmly, very warmly and bring a dim, very dim, red light. ... more

The SAS Board Meeting is scheduled for Sunday, October 13, 2019 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the Museum of Flight in the Red Barn Classroom. All SAS Board meetings are open to the public.

This month's topic is "Puzzles in Galaxy Evolution" by Professor Charles Louis Steinhardt professor at the Cosmic Dawn Center, part of the Niels Bohr Institute (University of Copenhagen). Professor Steinhardt will discuss some of the recent advances in galaxy evolution and some of the things that, as a result, we have discovered we really don’t understand about how galaxies are assembled in the early Universe The monthly general meeting is as always, Open to the Public. Prior ... more

Always scheduled on the closest Saturday to the New Moon, our next Members-only Rattlesnake Mountain Trailhead Star Party will be held on Saturday, October 26, from 6:00 P.M. to 11:55 P.M. Join us as we look up and enjoy the evening sky. We stargaze at the Rattlesnake Mountain Trailhead parking lot to the southwest of Snoqualmie Point Park. All vehicles must display a valid Discover Pass.

Covington Parks & Recreation sponsors monthly star parties observing the moon, planets, constellations and interesting astronomical objects. Volunteer astronomers from the Seattle Astronomical Society and Boeing Employees' Astronomical Society will provide telescopes and assist guests of all ages to view available celestial objects of the season. It is especially important to dress warmly and bring only dim, red lights. No white flashlights please. Visit the Skymaps web site ... more

Volunteer astronomers from the Seattle Astronomical Society and Nocturnal in Normandy Park team up with the City of Normandy Park to provide guests with telescopes and assistance to view the Moon, planets and constellations and other interesting astronomical objects. Meet for monthly star parties at the City Hall Park - SE Field 1 Baseball. Dress warmly, very warmly and bring a dim, very dim, red light. Please no white lights. Print and bring a copy of the latest "Skymaps" web site ... more

Volunteer astronomers from Seattle Astronomical Society and Boeing Employees' Astronomical Society team up with Kent Parks to provide guests with telescopes and assistance to view the Moon, planets and constellations and other interesting astronomical objects. Meet for monthly star parties at the"Lagoon" parking lot on the east side of Russell Road. Dress warmly, very warmly and bring a dim, very dim, red light. Please no white lights. Print and bring a copy of the latest, monthly ... more

Open to new and prospective SAS members. No signup is necessary. If you have questions, please contact Mike Dole at orientation@seattleastro.org.