Recurring Star Parties

ASN members help conduct weekly star parties at the UNR Redfield Campus MacLean Observatory, off the Mt. Rose Highway, every Friday of the month (weather permitting; event will be cancelled if skies are overcast).  Contact the UNR planetarium for cancellation info and other questions.

The ASN provides monthly…

Read more: ASN Star Parties and Events (Rev 10-19-14)

Spring, Summer and Fall are typically the best observing times here in northern Nevada.  However, as you can see by the list of events to the left, we have events planned all the time.  Check out our calendar to see all of the events planned for this year.

We have events planned for all members of the community:

·         Public Star Parties. Redfield Campus,18600 Wedge Parkway, Reno NV each Friday. Sparks Marina, Sparks NV, 3rd Friday of each month. Nature Conservancy, 381 Genoa Ln, Genoa, NV, 4th Friday of each month. All star parties, (Telescopes viewing) start at sunset and last about 2 hours.  Only cloudy skies will cancel the event.…

Read more: Star Parties -- Telescope viewing

So you ‘ re interested in astronomy ( the study of the cosmos) and you’d like to learn more about the night sky. Let’s start by dividing the celestial sphere (the visible universe) into segments or regions. This has already been done for us by the International Astronomical Union (IAU).…

Read more: The Sky Above

While the ASN offers many activities, we know there may be times that you wish to go star gazing and we don't have anything planned on our calendar.  Fortunately, there are other organizations nearby that may have some observing events planned.  Following are some of the other observing opportunities nearby:…

Read more: Other Observing Opportunities...