North Shore Amateur Astronomy Club

04/28/2026

Star party at Parker River NWR, Newburyport, May 12 (cloud date May 14). NSAAC will be out with telescopes to show off wonder of the night sky. 8:30 - 10PM

For details and to register: https://www.fws.gov/event/star-party-after-hours-event

04/28/2026

NSAAC Star Party at Battis Farm in Amesbury, Tues May 19 (cloud dates 20 or 21st). 8:30 - 10 PM.

Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/star-party-battis-farm-amesbury-tuesday-may-19-tickets-1988369751452?aff=oddtdtcreator

In conjunction with the LGIA/Amesbury Outdoors

NSAAC public star party at Battis Farm in Amesbury. Single night event May 19 with May 20 or 21cloud date. (Must have cloud free skies.)

04/19/2026

As part of Mass Space Week NSAAC member Chris Burkinshaw will be talking about his astrophotography at the Topsfield Library on Thursday Aprl 23rd. See https://www.facebook.com/groups/northshoreamateurastronomyclub/posts/968352275732091 or https://topsfieldlibrary.org/

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04/19/2026

This week is Mass Space Week. NSAAC members will be assisting with a couple of events but there are things taking place all over the state.

For more info see

Massachusetts Space Week 2026 Massachusetts Space Week, 8th Ed. Will Take Place from April 20th to April 26th 2026 THEME: REACHING THE SKY -DAYS-HOURS-MINUTES-SECONDS Attendee Information Form MA S…

04/17/2026

Tuesday April 21st NSAAC will be at the Preston Beach parking lot with telescopes for public viewing. This event is a fund raiser for the Clifton Improvement Association, please see their website to register.

https://www.ciabeachbluff.org/content.aspx?page_id=4091&club_id=318313&item_id=2893023

Weds April 22nd (Earth Day) is the back up date.

This Earth Day, meet us beachside to explore the night sky over Preston Beach and Beach Bluff Park. The North Shore Amateur Astronomy Club (NSAAC) will bring its telescopes and help you to see everything from star systems and clusters, to nebulae & more. Event cost: $25 per family. Cash or Venmo wil...

04/07/2026

Saturday Apri 11th, 10AM Astronomy lecture and if clear, Solar Viewing after at Parker River Refuge in Newburyport. Full details at:

Explore the Cosmos with Brewster LaMacchia

04/07/2026

Observing night at Boxford Commons on Wednesday April 8th. Weather permitting club members will be out with their gear in the back most parking lot that evening. Not an official star party but a chance to come talk to club members, look at objects through telescopes, and enjoy what we expect to be a brisk night out under the stars.

For details and to register please see https://www.eventbrite.com/e/observing-night-boxford-commons-tickets-1986659574266?aff=oddtdtcreator

We have several events in April and May and more details will be posted here, or take a look at the calendar on the NSAAC website.

Now Weds night: Weather permitting, NSAAC members will set up telescopes in the back parking lot at Boxford Commons playing fields.

04/04/2026

For folks in the Hamilton/Wenham area

03/18/2026

Astronomy On Tap Boston on Thursday Mar 19th, see https://www.facebook.com/aotboston

Learn about the Universe over a pint. Short, free talks about astronomy and astronomy-related games!

11/17/2025

Star Party Tuesday Night (Nov 18)!

NSAAC will be setting up telescopes at the Crane Beach parking lot in Ipswich on Tuesday night for one of our last observing events of 2025.

The rangers there are also going to do an after-dark dune walk prior to the observing, so this is a great chance to experience the area at night.

Registration is required, details and sign up at the Trustees site:

Join us for a star party with the North Shore Astronomy Club. Club members will bring telescopes and expertise to help us explore and view the dark sky from the Crane Beach parking lot. Bring your binoculars, scopes, starfinding apps, and curiosity. You may also want to bring: red light/head lamp, b...

10/31/2025

Who knew about cross quarter days ? Halloween is one of them. Read about them in this post from earthsky.org.

https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/halloween-derived-from-ancient-celtic-cross-quarter-day/?mc_cid=ea8f2e9d74&mc_eid=821121877f

Sure, Halloween may be the modern-day descendant of Samhain, a sacred festival of the ancient Celts and Druids in the British Isles. And, yes, Halloween is short for All Hallows’ Eve. But, at its heart, Halloween is an astronomy holiday. It’s a day rooted in Earth’s orbit around the sun. It’...

10/06/2025

Reminder that tonight at UMass Lowell is a presentation on the Herschels.

For details see https://www.facebook.com/events/1441165260503866

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