- Club Agenda
- 8:00PM to 8:30 Club Business
- Open Business
- Schedule Club Observing night
- 1st Friday Florence
- 2nd Saturday Tscumbia
- Observing 8:30 to 10:00PM
- The Observatory will be open.
- Bring your Binoculars, Cameras, Telescopes, Chairs, Lounge Chairs, Bug repellent, …
- Dress for the Weather!
- LaGrange College Park Historic Site
- 8:00PM to 8:30 Club Business
- 1st Friday Florence – Club table assigned spot is front of Odette’s restaurant, on the east side of North Court St. …
- 5:00PM-9:00PM, but we usually meet a little early to set up. As with other First Friday events, this one is casual. If you cannot stay for the entire event, that’s okay! Come and go as you are able.
Watch Shoals Astronomy Club Facebook https://www.facebook.com/shoalsastro/about_details/ page for Schedule changes or weather cancellations.
- Observing Tools
- https://www.astroleague.org/navigating-the-night-sky-guides/
- http://www.skymaps.com/downloads.html
- https://www.neafexpo.com/videos
- https://stellarium-web.org/
- https://science.nasa.gov/skywatching/night-sky-network/
Welcome!
If you own cameras, binoculars or a telescope, and you enjoy getting lost under an inky black sky filled with stars, you’ve reached the right place. We’re a local group of backyard astronomers and stargazers, formed for a shared curiosity about the tiny place we occupy in this magnificent universe, and the amazing views this hobby provides.
Club meetings are generally held on the last Friday of each month at the UNA Planetarium and Observatory in Florence, and at LaGrange College Historic Site in March and September. The public is always welcome to our meetings.
If weather permits, we also set up telescopes during First Fridays Florence — sometimes at the corner of Tennessee and Seminary, and others at Court and Mobile.
If you have questions, please contact us via email (shoalsastro@gmail.com), or visit our Facebook page. Clear skies!
Amateur Astronomy for the Tennessee Valley
