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 March and April
March 1
Beat the time change! Register with Oakland Township Parks/Rec for this last moonless, early-evening opportunity to enjoy the dazzling winter hexagon of bright stars that surround Betelgeuse! After an orientation to the night sky by the Oakland Astronomy Club, weather permitting, enjoy the nebulae of Orion the Hunter and the Witch’s Head, get an eyeful of Jupiter and Mars, and marvel at the galaxies of the Bear and the Lion. OAC will provide the telescopes. Drink-in the night sky and enjoy complimentary star cookies and cider. Bring your curiosity and binoculars or borrow ours.
March 6
Enjoy "the magic of a dark winter night", a joint program with the Rochester Hills Park Naturalists and members of the Oakland Astronomy Club at Bloomer Park. Register with the outdoor engagement team to enjoy marshmallows over a campfire and then observe early March's cornucopia of celestial treats through the telescopes of the Oakland Astronomy Club. Observe the craters and mountains of the first quarter Moon, the colorful cloud bands of Jupiter, the angry red planet Mars, plus Uranus, Venus, and Mercury--all interspersed within the bright stars and nebulae of Orion. Clouds? No problem. After s'mores, join the park Naturalists for a rewarding evening hike, with owl calling and more.
The host cancelled the event today due to lack of staff.
March 15
Join us at the Auburn Hills Public Library for a presentation about "the star of our solar system". Learn about this month's total lunar eclipse and Spring solstice. Afterwards, weather permitting, safely observe the Sun through the solar telescopes of the Oakland Astronomy Cub.