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Upcoming Events




Below are events that our club regularly hosts:

Year-round Star Parties – Enjoy the company of experienced telescope operators, ask questions, view the dark sky.

Special Field Trips – Visit University Programs, Meteor Labs, Outdoor large Telescopes, Mirror Labs, etc.

Please check out these upcoming events:

Public Star Party  Peoria Sunrise Mountain Library  Date and time: Monday, May 9 from 7:00 – 8:00 PM Please contact the library to register for this event, 21109 North 98th Avenue PEORIA, AZ  85382 623-773-8650

Lunar Eclipse (Blood Moon)  May 15, 2022 Total Lunar Eclipse (Blood Moon)Comet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS) May-July 2022. – Comet C/2017 K2 (PanSTARRS)  The inner solar system is now being approached by a comet named C/2021 O3. The comet is expected to have its clearest binocular distance in late April and early May 2022.   Self Observation.

International Observe the Moon Night

Marley Park or Surprise Library Date and time: Saturday, October 1 from 6:00 – 9:00 PM  Date and time: Saturday, October 1 from 6:00 – 9:00 PM

We’re looking forward to the annual International Observe the Moon Night schedule for October 1st 2022.  More detail to come regarding this event.

Public Star Party Surprise Main Library Date and time: Tuesday, November 1 from 6:30 – 7:30 PM Please contact the library to register for this event, 21109 N 98th Ave, Peoria, AZ 85382 623-773-8650

Alamo Lake State Park “Night Under the Sky” annual star party on November 19th 2022.  If you’re an RVer you can Click Here to make your camp site reservations or they do have a few cabins so Click here for cabin reservations

Surprise Main Library / or Asante Branch Date and time: Thursday, December 1 from 6:30 – 7:30 PM  More information will be posted soon.

Previous Events… For a list of previous events click here

Star Party:

A Go/No-Go will be posted before sunset (around 4pm) the day of, for those looking to attend (People on the notification list will receive email notification for these events). Please join us with a telescope (or without) for a few hours under a dark sky.

For more details and how to prepare or to be added to the Star Party notification list, please visit our Star Party page » 

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