Warren County Astronomical Society

Author: Christopher Celek

  • Exclusive Class for Members

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    Participate online with your phone, tablet, or laptop. You’ll need the special access code for WCAS members. Get it by emailing chris.celek@gmail.com. WCAS presents this to help our members grow in our shared astronomy hobby. Not a WCAS member? Join online today and you’ll get access to the Fall Sky class on Tuesday evening. Who Is Dean…

  • Winner of This Solar Eclipse Photo Is …

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    Congratulations Mark Davidson of Springboro! The winner of this spectacular solar eclipse composite image is Mark Davidson of Springboro. He was selected in random drawing from among 83 entries in our raffle contest. We’ll contact Mark to arrange for delivery of his prize. Professional photographer Kelly Settle imaged this sequence of the total solar eclipse…

  • Cancelled: EVs Under the Stars Event on Saturday, Sept. 28

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    Due to the forecasted rain and the potential for severe weather on Saturday, we are canceling EVs Under the Stars. We planned to hold the event rain or shine by moving some speakers and exhibits indoors. However, the Hurricane Helene track is unpredictable and there’s a chance of high winds. So out of caution, we…

  • Buy the Moon

    Buy the Moon

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    You can now “own” a lunar crater, mountain or even one of the Apollo landing sites where astronauts explored the surface of our nearest neighbor in space.* Nearly 2,000 are available, including some of the most recognizable lunar features as well as some spectacular sites visible only through a telescope.  Get Your Piece of the…

  • Weather and Sky Today

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    Plan your stargazing by checking the weather forecast and expected seeing conditions at Hisey Park and Camp Joy. Click forecasts to enlarge: Fred Bay Observatory at Hisey Park Rachel A. Hutzel Observatory at Camp Joy

  • Benefits for Members

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    Stay Up to Date WCAS members help each other learn more about our shared astronomy hobby, stargazing together, exchanging tips and techniques, demonstrating our telescopes and equipment, and pointing our friends to new sources of scientific and how-to information. Our calendar of events is published on this website > We also utilize our Facebook page,…

  • Astro Photos by Members

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    Milky Way at Fred Bay Observatory: What a Camera Sees Sunday, June 30, 2024, 11:55 pm, iPhone, 26 mm, f1.6, 10 seconds, hand-held Milky Way at Fred Bay Observatory: What People See Sunday, June 30, 2024, 11:53 pm, iPhone, 26 mm, f1.6, 2 seconds, hand-held Comet 13P/Olbers Sunday, June 30, 2024: Marcus Acton captured this…

  • Great American Eclipse 2024

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    Don’t Miss This Rare Solar Event On Monday, April 8, 2024, people within a 124-mile-wide band across Ohio will experience a total solar eclipse. A total solar eclipse is rare and spectacular. While they occur somewhere on the Earth once every 1.5 years, only 21 total solar eclipses have crossed the lower 48 states in…