West Valley Astronomy Club

The WVAC is a friendly, engaging, and informative Astronomy Community in the West Valley. We have an exciting program of activites from September to May. We invite you all to participate in our activities. We think joining us will enhance your interest in astronomy and astroimaging while having fun at the same time. Consider becoming a member. Our active members use a variety of telescopes, mounts, cameras and electronics, do visual astronomy or electronically assisted astronomy with cameras, or astrophotography by processing many hours of data captured by electronic cameras. We actively share our knowledge and experience with young and old, novices or experts. Please visit our website WWW.WVAC.NET

Outreach Events – Old

Recent Outreach Events

2023-04-26 Library Star Party (11)
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Peoria Sunrise Mountain Library – Star Party

Public Star Party  Peoria Sunrise Mountain Library 

Peoria Sunrise Mountain Library
Date and time: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26 from 7:00 – 8:00 PM

Brief introductory talk
Setup location: Basketball court just north of the library

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Nice site, basketball court just north of the library, library doors open until 7:00.
Easy to get to off Lake Pleasant Parkway, plenty of close parking
Attendees: 50   Volunteers: 12 Visitors: 38

The sky was clear, and although it was not a dark night, we had great views of the Moon, Venus, and Mars.
The attendees enjoyed looking through all the telescopes we brought to the event.
We also demonstrated the club’s Library Telescope for the first time and made people aware of the program in Peoria.

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Peoria Main Library Library Telescope Program Kickoff

Peoria Main Library Star Night and Library Telescope Program Kickoff

  • Date and time: Monday, Feb 27 from 7:00 – 8:00 PM
  • Public must register at the library prior to the event
  • We’ll plan to set up telescopes at 6:00 pm
  • Address: Peoria Main Library at N 85th Ave. and W Monroe St
  • Brief introductory talk – John Hiatt will talk about the Library Telescope Program
  • Setup Location: On the roof of the parking garage
  • Photo Link: https://photos.app.goo.gl/JGVjKvJa6bFKU7zz6
  • Map: https://goo.gl/maps/GjkbGBqyfBoXu36CA
  • Great site, top of the parking garage, library doors open until 7:00.
  • Easy to get to from Grand Avenue, lots of parking just for us.
  • Attendees last year: 53 this year the attendance was 75

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City of Surprise: SciTech Festival 2022

Surprise Arizona Sci-Tech Festival
The City of Surprise celebrates science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics (STEAM) efforts in the community by holding an annual SciTech Festival. This free, fun-filled educational event features interactive science, technology, engineering, art and math exhibits and demonstrations. Technology and the daily interactions with it continue to exponentially grow. Surprise embraces these new trends and the businesses that create new products and services.

Interact with hands-on, informational STEAM exhibits provided by:

Surprise Police, Fire-Medical, Water Conservation and other City Departments
Business and Higher Ed Institutions
and more!

2022 Updated SciTech Flyer
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Public Star Party Surprise Main Library

Public Star Party Surprise Main Library

  • Date and time: Tuesday, December 1st  from 6:30 – 7:30 PM
  • 16089 N Bullard Ave, Surprise, AZ 85374
  • Adult presentation by John Hiatt 5:30 – 6:15
  • Topic, Library Telescope Program.
  • Join the West Valley Astronomy Club outside and observe the moon through telescopes. Open to all ages, no registration is required.