We will gather at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 7, 2023 with announcements, conversation, and refreshments. This annual holiday event is open to club members and the public; please join us. There will also be a number of raffle items to purchase tickets for. Find out more about this holiday social…
LOCATION: UNC-Asheville Reuter Center, Manheimer Room on the bottom floor.
Learn how you can help make this event a success with the donation of some food or other refreshments at this link.
All 13 spectacular calendar astro-images were taken by our club members.
Find out more about how to obtain the calendar(s) at this link
All 13 spectacular calendar astro-images were taken by our club members.
Next Public Star Gaze
Image credit: club member Alan Davis – taken at Lookout Observatory
Continue to check this home page as weather could change the venue or postpone and possibly cancel a star gaze. Check again after 4:00 p.m. on the afternoon of the observing session for the latest info and update.
8 Dec. 2023 — Friday night — The location for this star gaze will be Lookout Observatory on the UNC Asheville campus, with a weather backup date of Saturday, 9 December. While the event is free and open to everyone, pre-registration is required to attend. To learn more about how to register, please visit the UNCA Lookout Observatory website here. Sunset occurs at 5:16 p.m., with shuttle service beginning about 6:00 p.m.
13/14 Dec. 2023
– Geminid Meteor Shower Peaks
Illustration courtesy of
SKY & TELESCOPE
17 Dec. 2023
– Juxtaposition of the Long Night Moon with Saturn
Illustration courtesy of
SKY & TELESCOPE
21 Dec. 2023 –
Northern Hemisphere Winter Solstice
Northern Hemisphere Winter Solstice
Image courtesy of Larry Landolfi
26 Dec. 2023 – This Year’s 13th Full Moon: the “Long Night Moon”
Image courtesy of Larry Landolfi