Lima Astronomical Society

05/08/2026

Tonight, May 8th, 2026, the Lima Astronomical Society will hold its monthly meeting at Schoonover Observatory. A short business meeting will take place, then an astronomy talk by President Mark Casazza on a "Virtual Tour of the Universe". Observing with the telescope will be weather-dependent. Tonight looks to be mostly cloudy.

03/30/2026

David Humphreys of the Lima Astronomical Society speaks on upcoming stargazing events at Schoonover Observatory on WLIO's Noon Edition.

Summer is coming and we check in with the Lima Astronomical Society to see about programs and sky gazing events!

03/13/2026

Friday March 13th at 8:00pm is the monthly meeting of the Lima Astronomical Society at Schoonover Observatory. A short business meeting will take place followed by a program on " Lesser Known Coordinate Systems" given by President Mark Casazza.

Public viewing with the telescope will take place after the program if the weather cooperates.

LAS members, if you have not paid your 2026 membership dues March 31st, you will be placed on the inactive list until paid. You can pay your dues at the meeting or online at LimaAstro.com

We still have a couple LAS officer openings for the year. More will be explained at the meeting.

The Lima Astronomical Society is a volunteer non-profit, tax-exempt 501 (c) (3) organization that operates Schoonover Observatory for the City of Lima. Donations are graciously accepted.

03/02/2026

Noon Edition from February 23, 2026.

The Lima Astronomical Society is in with more about light pollution and why it's not a good thing for stargazing.

01/21/2026

Although there is a possibility of Aurora again tonight, they will be sporadic so you will need to keep going out and watching to the northwest. Best to be in an area that is as dark as possible and hope you out at the right time. So far tonight there is a very weak green aurora at the northern horizon.

01/19/2026

AURORA ALERT ⚠️
Due to a large Coronal Mass Ejection and an a long lasting X1.9 Solar Flare, the Earth is being bombarded by the largest Solar Storm in the last 20 years as predicted by the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center.

The Solar storm is active now in The Lima area and can be seen in the North and Northwestern sky.

12/22/2025

Michael Ritchie of the Lima Astronomical Society speaks on WLIO's Noon Edition on Christmas telescopes and upcoming viewing opportunities at Schoonover Observatory.

We find out more about stargazing opportunities with the Lima Astronomical Society!

11/21/2025

ANNOUNCEMENT-SCHOONOVER OBSERVATORY! Public viewing for tonight, Friday November 21st at 7:00pm is canceled due to unfavorable rainy weather.

Please check the Events Calendar at LimaAstro.com for upcoming public viewing opportunities.

11/12/2025

The Aurora is currently in the Northern to Northwestern sky in the Lima area. These cell phone pictures are 4 second exposures from the western edge of Cridersville. This Aurora is also visible with the naked eyes.

10/28/2025

Observatory is open now. Tuesday evening October 28. Comet Lemon is currently in the eyepiece. 7:27 pm.