Shenandoah Astronomical Society

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Shenandoah Astronomical Society The Shenandoah Astronomical Society is a non-profit astronomy club serving the northern Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and West Virginia.

The club meets at Laurel Ridge Community College in Middletown, Virginia on the second Monday each month in room 201 of the Corron Building. The meetings begin at 7:00 pm and normally include a member’s discussion period and an Astronomical related program or video presentation. The club also organizes one or more star parties several months out of the year. Come look through our telescopes, or bring yours and we can show you how to use it. The public is always welcome.

10/24/2026

Our October club meeting is coming up this Monday, the 26th. Member Abby will give a talk on exo planets and brown stars.

The meeting will open with our usual sky tour for the current month by member Dane.

We meet at Opequan Presbyterian Church, in the basement meeting room. Park in the back lot and enter through the double doors from that lot.

Our meetings start at 7:00 PM and are always open to the public.

10/16/2026

The club will be at Shenandoah County Park tomorrow evening. We will have several telescopes set up for anyone to look through. The temperatures will be in the 50s and dropping, however, the forecast is calling for clear skies.

This will be our last outing for the year and fortunately, should be star filled.

Grab your parkas and come on out. The fun starts just after sunset.

09/25/2026

Just a reminder for all of our followers out there in FB land. Our next meeting is coming up this Monday, the 28th. Our meetings are always open to the public and everyone is welcome.

7 PM at Opequan Presbyterian Church. Use the back entrance off of the back parking lot.

09/12/2026

Unfortunately, the clouds are not going to cooperate with us this evening. The event at Cedar Creek is cancelled.

07/23/2026

Our July meeting is coming up this Monday, the 27th. We will have a presentation on the August night sky and one of the members will be reporting back on her weekend at Greenbank.

Meeting will begin at 7PM in the lower level of the Opequan Presbyterian Church. Park in the back parking lot and enter through the back doors.

Our meetings are always open to the public and all are welcome.

07/13/2026

The club will be at Shenandoah County Park this Saturday, July 18. The park is located on route 11, just north of Maurertown.

Club members will have telescopes set up to share the view of hidden details in the night sky with the public.

The fun will start around 9:00. Bring a blanket, bring a lawn chair, bring the kids!

06/18/2026

Our June meeting is coming up this Monday, June 22nd. We will have a tour of the July night sky, a talk on dark matter, and this month is our election of officers.

Meetings begin at 7PM and are held in the lower level meeting room in the Opequan Presbyterian Church in Kernstown.

Our meetings are always open to the public, and all are welcome.

05/21/2026

Our May meeting will be held this coming Monday, May 25th. Yes, on Memorial Day!

As a reminder, we are now meeting in the basement of the Opequan Presbyterian Church. Our meetings begin at 7PM and are open to the public. All are welcome.

04/24/2026

This Monday, April 27th, we will hold our April meeting. The program this month will be a talk on the Artemis II mission.

Come join us at 7PM, downstairs in the Opequan Presbyterian Church. Parking in the back parking lot and use the back entrance.

We had another great event today with Laurel Ridge Community College at the Middletown campus. This is STEM Week at the...
04/21/2026

We had another great event today with Laurel Ridge Community College at the Middletown campus. This is STEM Week at the college and today was the STEM Fair. Many, many groups and organizations were represented in various STEM disciplines. Shenandoah Astronomical Society was there with information about astronomy as a hobby and as a career. We also had solar viewing set up outside the hall.

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