Friday May 1st – Set up around 7pm; Astronomy Club sets up telescopes on the corner of Tennessee and Seminary streets (next to the carpet store).
Saturday May 2nd opening observatory to the public from 10:00am to 2:00pm for Recall Lagrange. https://www.lagrangehistoricsite.org/
Watch Shoals Astronomy Club Facebook https://www.facebook.com/shoalsastro/about_details/ page for Schedule changes or weather cancellations.
Future Calendar
- Recall LaGrange, Saturday Saturday May 2nd 10am-2pm, LaGrange Observatory open to the public.
- Meeting/Observation Night will be Friday, May 22 at 7:30 PM at the LaGrange Observatory.
- LaGrange College Park Historic Site
- 1491 LaGrange College Road
- Leighton, AL 35646
- 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://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/club/news/458/
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
