Tacoma Astronomical Society

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The Tacoma Astronomical Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering an interest in and understanding of astronomy in our region.

TAS hosts activities for people of all ages and knowledge. Anyone is welcome to attend our general meetings and public nights. Please see the General Meetings and Public Nights pages for details. We have an active student group for preschool through high school age students, and TAS members perform numerous outreach events for local schools and organizations. Watch the website for special events and other club activities.

10/04/2026

October starts Winter Hours for our P***c Nights, wahoo!

This Saturday (Oct 10th), our Public Night will feature updates and images from the Vera Rubin Observatory.

Details and free tickets on the Pierce Science Dome calendar
https://piercecollegedome.ludus.com/calendar

09/20/2026

Sky is clear and the Moon is beautiful! Join us tonight for International Observe the Moon Night!

8:30 pm activities - 9 pm presentation - star party after!

Pierce College Ft Steilacoom Science Dome.

09/16/2026

Make up "Telescopes and Beyond" meeting tonight!
7:30 pm Pierce College Science Dome.

We messed up last week and missed our monthly meeting...that is our fault! Please join us tonight at 7:30 pm OR on Saturday at 9:00!

08/30/2026

Hurrah for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope! Beautiful launch this AM... more info on the NASA website. https://science.nasa.gov/mission/roman-space-telescope/

Keep an eye on our FB page for special events leading up to Nancy Grace Roman's first images early in 2027!

The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will settle essential questions in the areas of dark energy, exoplanets, and astrophysics.

08/11/2026

Interested in astronomy? Come join us tomorrow (Wed, Aug. 12th) for "Telescopes and Beyond" at 7:30 pm in the Pierce College Ft. Steilacoom Science Dome!

Learn about ways to get into astronomy, opportunities at the Pierce College Science Dome, and our club!

08/10/2026

Thanks to everyone who came out for Astro Fair!

Special thanks to our sponsors: EZee Fiber, Dwarflab Smart Telescopes, and Minuteman Printing (Center Street)

08/06/2026

Early thank you to one of our sponsors for Astro Fair TOMORROW: Dwarflabs Telescopes! They even provided a special discount code for our event, so if you are interested in Dwarf astrophotography telescopes, we will have the Dwarf-mini and the Dwarf 3 onsite!

08/06/2026

Astro Fair is this Saturday! Just 2 days away!

06/28/2026

Just a reminder... our TAS Public Night is online tonight at 9pm!!
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83604292808?pwd=5TLvRqvtS8B6JJCRQV3wOBlUPdXdTn.1

Thanks for your patience during the unplanned construction at Pierce College.

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06/26/2026

Pierce College will be closed this Saturday (6/26/26), so we are moving our "Comets!" presentation online!

See you at 9:00 pm on Zoom, details in the event post!

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Address

9401 Farwest Drive SW
Lakewood, WA
98498

Website

http://tas-online.org/

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