Southern Oregon Skywatchers

We meet every third Wednesday of the month at the North Medford High School Planetarium at 1900 North Keene Way Drive. (Go all the way around the right side of the school to the very back. Come through the doors and go straight down the hall to the planetarium.) All meetings start at 7:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted. We usually hold star parties on Saturdays nearest the new moon when weather permits. Our summer observing site is located approximately 10 miles east of Ashland, at an elevation of 5260'. Use of the property is allowed by special permission only. When the party is on, we meet there starting around sunset. Directions from Interstate 5:

Take Ashland Exit 14
From the overpass, proceed East (away from town) on Ashland St. (Hwy. 66)
Proceed on Highway 66 for 1/2 mile to the Ashland Municipal Airport
Turn Left on Dead Indian Memorial Road
Follow Dead Indian Road up to mile marker #13
Turn left on (Upper) Shale City Road; the road is narrow, but paved
Follow Shale City Road for 1/2 mile
Look for a dirt driveway on the right -- this is the driveway onto the site
Follow the driveway
You have arrived. Our primary winter observing site is located approximately 5 miles east of Ashland, at an elevation of 3400'. (Hwy. 66)
Proceed on Highway 66 for 1/2 mile to the Ashland Municipal Airport
Turn Left on Dead Indian Memorial Road
Follow Dead Indian Road for 6.7 miles
Turn left on (Lower) Shale City Road; the road is paved
Follow Shale City Road for 0.3 miles
The site is on the left side of the road
The site is gated but will be unlocked once an SOS officer arrives.