Club Meetings
First Wednesday of each month (except near holidays; see the Activity Calendar below)
UWL Cowley Hall Planetarium - We are back to in-person meetings. Masks are required by the University. We may still have some meetings as a Zoom event.
Open Meeting: If you need help with equipment or other astronomical advice we are here to help you if we can. We will allow the public to attend any meeting but please let us know in advance if you can but isn't required. Use the Contact Us option in the tabs area at the top of the page to let us know.
Regular meetings: 7:15PM
UWL Cowley Hall Planetarium - We are back to in-person meetings. Masks are required by the University. We may still have some meetings as a Zoom event.
Open Meeting: If you need help with equipment or other astronomical advice we are here to help you if we can. We will allow the public to attend any meeting but please let us know in advance if you can but isn't required. Use the Contact Us option in the tabs area at the top of the page to let us know.
Regular meetings: 7:15PM
Check our Groups.io User Group for GO/NO-GO decisions on upcoming observing events. Or just keep up with what's going on with the club. Join in if you like. The LCAAS Groups.io User Group is here:
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2022 Activity Calendar (updated 8/03/2022)
- Regular LCAAS Club meetings: Normally, club meetings will be held in-person but might be changed to a Zoom Meeting at the discretion of the President.
- Observing nights are held at a site as indicated in the schedule below. These are held on a weekend closest to the new moon and are designated as “Dark Sky” on the calendar. However, we will normally make a last-minute call to GO or NO-GO, based on weather conditions, and post accordingly on the LCAAS Groups.io User Group: https://groups.io/g/LCAAS. Others may post there as well so check to see if anyone is going to be at the field.
- The public is welcome but please see the Observing Etiquette section on the Observing page.
- Friday only is listed for Dark Sky dates; Saturday is the backup if Friday is clouded out; other local events are also listed here if applicable.
Calendar
January 5 - Regular Club meeting
January 7 – Dark Sky – No Viewing
February 2 - Regular Club meeting
February 4 – Dark Sky – No Viewing
March 2 - Regular Club meeting
March 4 (backup night is the 5th) - NCRAL Winter Mini-Messier Marathon at the RHP Observing Site (Track down and view 27 Messier objects with the Club. Win a pin and certificate!) This early date is provisional due to weather limitations and site conditions. Monitor the groups.io site for information related to anyone going out.
March 4 - Dark Sky - RHP site - This early date is provisional due to weather limitations and site conditions. Monitor the groups.io site for information related to anyone going out.
March 19 - Sheboygan Astronomical Society Annual Sap N' Sell - Sheboygan Airport
April 1 - Dark Sky – RHP site (Moon is 0% full and sets at 8:09PM)
April 6 - Regular Club meeting
April 29 - Dark Sky – RHP site (Moon is 1% full and sets at before sunset)
May 3 - Club Banquet (members only) – Location Manny's Cocina, Onalaska, 301 Hampton Ct, 6:00pm social, 7:00pm dinner
May 4 - Regular Club meeting
May 6 - Sparta STEM Academy, 1225 N Water St, Sparta - observing outreach
May 7 - Astronomy Day - Great River Landings Park, Onalaska, WI (East end of Main Street), Solar observing 11:00am - 2:00pm, night observing 8:00pm - 10:00pm.
May 7 - (Saturday) - Camp Decorah, Boy Scouts Night Sky Observing 8:00pm - midnight (sunset at 8:24pm)
May 13-14 - NCRAL 2022 Conference - Lakeview Conference Center, Port Washington, WI
May 15 - Moon Watching - Total lunar eclipse from 9PM-11PM - Crowley Park
May 20 (backup night is the 21st) - NCRAL Spring Mini-Messier Marathon at the G-E-T observing Site (Track down and view 27 Messier objects with the Club. Win a pin and certificate!)
May 20 - Dark Sky – G-E-T site (Moon is 66% illuminated and rises at 1:43AM) This is one week early due to the new moon on the holiday weekend.
June 1 - Regular Club meeting
June 9 - Riverside Park Moon Tunes Outreach - 4:30 until 9:00
June 24 - Dark Sky – RHP site - "Out All Night" event (There is only 4.5hrs of darkness this close to he summer solstice).
July 6 - Regular Club meeting
July 7 - Riverside Park Moon Tunes Outreach - 4:30 until 9:00
July 9 - Youth Outdoor Fest - Pettibone Park, La Crosse
July 13 - Boy Scouts Summer Camp, Camp Decorah - 7:30 until 11:00
July 18 or 19 or 20 - Boy Scouts Summer Camp, Camp Decorah - 7:30 until 11:00 (Jeff M to coordinate which day based on the weather forecast)
July 22 - Wildcat Mountain State Park - Summer Outreach Evening Viewing (Friday Night) this will be a GO/NOgo based on sky/weather conditions
July 23 - Perrot State Park program - Evening viewing (Three session series: 07/23, 08/20, 09/17)
July 25 or 26 or 27 - Boy Scouts Summer Camp, Camp Decorah - 7:30 until 11:00 (Jeff M to coordinate which day based on the weather forecast)
July 29 - Dark Sky – G-E-T site
July 29 (backup night is the 30th) - NCRAL Summer Mini-Messier Marathon at the G-E-T Observing Site (Track down and view 27 Messier objects with the Club. Win a pin and certificate!)
August 3 - Regular Club Meeting
August 4 - Riverside Park Moon Tunes Outreach - 4:30 until 9:00
August 10 – Cub Scouts Day Camp at Camp Decorah – 8AM to 4:30PM
August 20 - Perrot State Park program - Evening viewing (Three session series: 07/23, 08/20, 09/17)
August 26 - Dark Sky – RHP site
August TBD- Cashton Library program at Norskedalen - Evening viewing
August TBD - Houston County Nature Center - Program and viewing
September 7 – Regular Club meeting
September 10 - Riverside Park Moon Tunes Outreach (Saturday Finale) - 4:30 until 9:00
September 17 - Perrot State Park program - Evening viewing (Three session series: 07/23, 08/20, 09/17)
September 23 - Dark Sky – G-E-T site
September 23 (backup night is the 24th) - NCRAL Fall Mini-Messier Marathon at the G-E-T Observing Site (Track down and view 27 Messier objects with the Club. Win a pin and certificate!)
September TBD - Stargazing with Mississippi Valley Conservancy at FSPA Villa, 7:30pm
September TBD - Star Party - Genoa Fish Hatchery
October 1 - Astronomy Day - Riverside Park, Solar observing 11:00am - 2:00pm, night observing 6:30pm - 10:00pm.
October 5 – Regular Club Meeting
October 21 - Dark Sky – RHP site also an Autumn Mini-Messier opportunity
November 2 – Regular Club meeting
November 8 - Early Morning Moon Watch - Total Lunar Eclipse - Crowley Park - 1:30AM to 5:30 AM
November 18 – Dark Sky – RHP site
December 7 – Regular Club Meeting (Party)
December 16 – Dark Sky – RHP site conditions permitting
11 Inch SCT
Harry explaining the finer points of a Celestron Nexstar 11 Schmidt-Cassegrain Telescope.
Paul beside his inflatable planetarium
Paul Kinzer can give presentations on the night sky in a portable planetarium.
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Night Sky Network demo kit
Bruce Klubertanz explaining the science behind telescopes.
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2022 Youth Outdoor Fest - Pettibone Park, La Crosse, WI
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2022 Astronomy Day in Onalaska
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