Kalamazoo Astronomical Society

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Kalamazoo Astronomical Society

The Kalamazoo Astronomical Society is the oldest organization of its kind in Michigan and one of the largest. Its purpose is to promote the exchange of information among those with a common interest in all areas of astronomy, to educate the public about astronomical discoveries and events and to cooperate with other amateur and professional astronomical organizations.

The forecast looks promising for this Saturday's Public Observing Session at the Kalamazoo Nature Center. If the skies a...
06/18/2026

The forecast looks promising for this Saturday's Public Observing Session at the Kalamazoo Nature Center. If the skies are clear, we will be observing Great Globular Clusters and much more. Gates will open at 9:30 pm, allowing members and guests to set up their telescopes. If you are only plan to observe, you can arrive an hour later. Since summer starts the following day, it will take some time for the sky to become fully dark! For more information, visit: https://www.kasonline.org/observing.html

The two brightest planets in the night sky, Venus and Jupiter, will come together for a close conjunction at dusk on Jun...
06/08/2026

The two brightest planets in the night sky, Venus and Jupiter, will come together for a close conjunction at dusk on June 9th. Venus will be positioned a mere 1½° to the upper right of Jupiter. If you view them with binoculars, you may be able to spot some of Jupiter's Galilean moons as well.

Tonight's Public Observing Session is ON! The gates at the Kalamazoo Nature Center will open by 9:30 PM. Highlights of t...
06/06/2026

Tonight's Public Observing Session is ON! The gates at the Kalamazoo Nature Center will open by 9:30 PM. Highlights of the evening include viewing Spring Star Clusters. For more information, please visit our observing page: https://www.kasonline.org/observing.html

Our 70+ year tradition, Gadget Night, is back at tonight's KAS general meeting. Join us in Room 1110 of WMU's Rood Hall ...
06/05/2026

Our 70+ year tradition, Gadget Night, is back at tonight's KAS general meeting. Join us in Room 1110 of WMU's Rood Hall to discover the results of members' latest brainstorming sessions from the past year. We will also present a report on the most exciting gadgets showcased at this year's Northeast Astronomy Forum in Suffern, New York. For more information, visit our schedule page at https://www.kasonline.org/schedule.html.

There's still a chance of aurora tonight, but we won't get to see it thanks to clouds and thunderstorms. In related news...
06/05/2026

There's still a chance of aurora tonight, but we won't get to see it thanks to clouds and thunderstorms. In related news, KAS President Richard Bell spoke with WWMT out at Owl Observatory yesterday afternoon. He talked about the best way to observe aurora when it's actually clear!

West Michiganders may get another opportunity to spot the northern lights this week as a solar storm moves toward Earth.

AURORA ALERT! A strong geomagnetic storm, caused by a cannibal coronal mass ejection, is headed for Earth and could spar...
06/04/2026

AURORA ALERT! A strong geomagnetic storm, caused by a cannibal coronal mass ejection, is headed for Earth and could spark auroras tonight. Find yourself an open field away from city lights. Watch this site for updates:

Real-Time solar activity and auroral activity data website

Nights are growing shorter as we near the summer solstice on June 21st, but there’s still plenty of time for stargazing....
06/01/2026

Nights are growing shorter as we near the summer solstice on June 21st, but there’s still plenty of time for stargazing. Download our complimentary June Night Sky star map, which will help you identify the brightest stars and constellations of the season.https://www.kasonline.org/files/0626map.pdf

You can now watch the featured presentation from the May General Meeting, “A Lifetime of Comet Searching: Using the Nigh...
05/31/2026

You can now watch the featured presentation from the May General Meeting, “A Lifetime of Comet Searching: Using the Night Sky to Support an Exhilarating Life” by Dr David Levy, on our YouTube channel.

"A Lifetime of Comet Searching: Using the Night Sky to Support an E...

There's a pretty decent pass of the International Space Station this evening starting at 10:05 pm EDT. Look toward the W...
05/25/2026

There's a pretty decent pass of the International Space Station this evening starting at 10:05 pm EDT. Look toward the WNW. It reaches its maximum magnitude (-3.3) and altitude (50°) at 10:08 pm in the SW. Note from the chart below (courtesy of Heaven's Above) that it will pass between Pollux, which is in Gemini, and Jupiter.

If you're sitting at home thinking to yourself, “There is no way the KAS is going to be holding tonight’s observing sess...
05/23/2026

If you're sitting at home thinking to yourself, “There is no way the KAS is going to be holding tonight’s observing session,” you are correct! It has been CANCELED. The next attempt is on June 6th. Have a great holiday weekend!

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