Alachua Astronomy Club

08/30/2026

With the successful launch of the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Here is a fun program NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration is doing for the first image from the telescope.

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is a next-generation space observatory designed to settle essential questions in the areas of dark energy,

08/22/2026

08/19/2026

AAC Member Spotlight: Our Programming Coordinator, Orlando decided to get creative with his solution to our stormy Florida nights and use data collected by the Hubble Space Telescope. Here is his process of the Bubble Nebula - gorgeous work Orlando!

08/02/2026

Dr. Rachel Seidler recently gave an outstanding presentation on how spaceflight can affect the brain and behavior. This was complimented by a member's corner presentation by Orlando Barros about the use of dogs in the early Soviet space program.

07/18/2026

Today is GO! Members, please sign up on the event page for all the details and to let us know you are coming
www.alachuaastronomyclub.org

07/18/2026

This is not a drill! We will be attempting a make up members only night THIS SATURDAY. Be sure to register for complete details and any updates. Hope to see you there!
www.alachuaastronomyclub.org

07/15/2026

Take a listen to this Santa Fe College podcast featuring one of our own, James C. Albury, Planetarium Manager at SF Kika Silva Pla Planetarium.
Thank you James for all you do for AAC and our broader community!!!

On this episode of SF Unscripted, hear from James Albury, manager of the Kika Silva Pla Planetarium, as he discusses his life among the stars and what just might amaze you when you keep looking up.
https://www.sfcollege.edu/unscripted/ #/episodes/19338143

07/11/2026

A good Star Party Coordinator can find "Starlight" even when it's cloudy!

07/09/2026

Early risers were treated to an amazing SpaceX Falcon 9 "Jellyfish" launch. Club President Matthew captured a few images this morning. If you snapped a photo, be sure to share it with us!

07/06/2026

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1443153167857279&set=a.466339295538676

This is why we call it the Extremely Large Telescope!

This photo shows the massive structure that will hold the main mirror of ESO’s Extremely Large Telescope (ELT). It was taken when the ELT construction reached an important milestone: for the first time, the telescope’s structure was rotated horizontally by a few centimetres...by hand!

If this seems small to you, remember that the entire structure currently weighs around 3500 tonnes, which will further increase up to 4600 tonnes once the mirrors and science instruments are installed.

Read more: https://www.eso.org/public/images/potw2627a/

📷 ESO/Cimolai