Club Observing Site Directions.
Fill out the Outreach Guest List Form to join our guest list and be invited to Public Observing Nights at our semi-dark-sky observing platform at Addison Oaks County Park.
Community-Hosted Outreach Events planned for January and February.
January 23rd
Enjoy a carnival of our solar system's visual delights tonight! The season's brightest display of stars sets the scene by surrounding Orion and its astonishing stellar nursery. The gas giants Saturn and Jupiter bookend Orion the hunter while he waxing crescent Moon poses above Neptune and Saturn. Join us for an indoor presentation about our solar system, then observe these treasures through the telescopes of the Oakland Astronomy Club at the historic Oakland Township Cranberry Lake Farmhouse. Register with Oakland Township Parks & Rec.
January 23rd
Auburn Hills celebrates the glorious skies of winter tonight! There will be crackling fire to enjoy a warmed drink with your neighbors, then come indoors to make some winter-themed crafts. Weather permitting, enjoy the treasures of the season's skies through the telescopes of the Oakland Astronomy Club. Registration is not required.
February 7th
Shelby Township's Burgess-Shadbush Nature Center is hosting their annual Winter Luminaries program tonight and the Oakland Astronomy Club will once again be joining the festivities to share telescopic views of winter's finest sights! Visit the Burgess-Shadbush Nature Center website to learn more about this free event.
February 14th
What better way to spend Valentine's Day evening than enjoying "Winter's Night Sky" at Rochester Hills' Bloomer Park with the park naturalists and members of the Oakland Astronomy Club. Register with the Outdoor Engagement Team.
February 21st
At Troy's Stage Nature Center this evening, enjoy the Orion nebula and the bright stars of winter through the telescopes of the Oakland Astronomy Club. Enjoy close-up views of our Moon, and Jupiter and its Moons. In the presentation for the evening, we'll compare the Moons of our solar system to our Moon, discuss the current, widely accepted theory of our Moon's formation, and touch on active missions to Jupiter and what they hope to uncover. Register with the Troy Nature Center.