Author: Chris Celek

  • Weather and Sky Today

    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

    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

    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

    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…