Join the Alachua
Astronomy Club
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Astronomy
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Astronomy is one of few disciplines where
amateurs have access to data that professionals
use. Amateur astronomers often make useful
contributions to astronomy and have earned
respect from professional astronomers.
AAC Members do not need any knowledge
of astronomy and we welcomes all age groups.
Public monthly meetings feature club or
guest speakers.
The club meets Second Tuesday each month 7PM
at Powell Exhibition Hall, University of Florida
Cultural Plaza, Gainesville, FL.
www.alachuaastronomyclub.org
Member Astronomical League and International Dark-Sky Association
(For more information e-mail treasurer@alachuaastronomyclub.org)
Alachua Astronomy Club, Inc
P.O. Box 141591
Gainesville, FL 32614-1591 USA
See the website for speaker schedules.
Alachua Astronomy Club
AAC Membership Benefits
North Central Florida’s
Amateur Astronomy Club
Learn and expand your interest in astronomy.
Member activities include instrument making, solar, lunar, planetary, satellite and deep sky observing, astrophotography and programs for schools,
organizations and the general public.
The AAC also holds evening star parties and members can borrow loaner telescopes. Star parties
allow beginners to become familiar with the sky
and learn about telescopes before purchasing one
for themselves.
Monthly Meetings: The AAC announces its monthly meetings and public events in the calendar.
Monthly meetings usually feature a guest speaker (university professor, etc.) or a club member.
Star Parties: General club star parties are usually held on a selected Saturday each month within 10
miles of Gainesville (site selected at each monthly meeting). Club members bring telescopes who share
viewing with members who have no telescopes of their own. Other members often meet to observe on
other nights. Check the star party calendar for more information.
Outreach Activities: The Alachua Astronomy Club also holds occasional public star parties at
schools, art festivals and at other public events (e.g., Kanapaha Botanical Gardens Moonlight Walks).
Club members also volunteer to visit school classes, youth groups and clubs.
The George H. Russell Prize: The AAC also gives a small prize each year to the best astronomy science projects at the Alachua County Regional Science Fair (called the George H. Russell Prize
after one the the club's founding members, George H. Russell).
Venus passing in front of the Sun
Newberry Star Park: The NSP is
operated by the Club, and features a storage
building for scopes and equipment, viewing pads
with electricity for scopes, and dark skies.
Maintained by the Newberry Department of Recreation
The Alachua Astronomy Club is a public, not for
profit entity organized to promote the science of
astronomy by:
•Providing opportunities for the local community
to learn about and become interested in astronomy,
such as, astronomy lectures, demonstrations, and sky
observing events.
•Making astronomy in general more accessible and
visible to the general public, through public and
media outreach.
•Providing opportunities, at low cost, for its general
membership to learn and improve skills related to
amateur astronomy, such as sky observing, amateur
scientific research, and the selection, construction, and
use of astronomical equipment.
Newberry Star Park,
Easton Newberry Sports Complex
Newberry, FL