Omaha Astronomical Society

10/13/2026

NASA Chief Scientist for Small Body Exploration at Johnson Space Center, Paul Abell, takes us inside Hayabusa2's flyby of asteroid Torifune and the…

10/05/2026

🧊ALMA antennas on ice! 🧊
The Chajnantor Plateau is a very high and dry place, ideal because water v***r in the atmosphere doesn't block observations at millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths. But it's an extreme location, and the antennas and our team are prepared for anything.🦾

📷: Yerko Villalón, ALMA Photo-ambassador.

10/02/2026

Hi stargazers! The Big Dipper is a famous and favorite group of 7 bright . It’s supposed to be easy to find. So what if you can’t find it? In the northern autumn months, the rides low in the northern during the evening hours. For some parts of the U.S. and similar latitudes, some or all of it is below the horizon in the evening this time of year. The best time to see it now is to look north shortly before dawn! 🌌

Find out more about the Big Dipper in September:
https://earthsky.org/tonight/use-big-dipper-to-find-polaris-the-north-star/

And watch a video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxGz36FtVmY

📸 Chart via EarthSky.org.

09/10/2026

Friday! 9/11at Mahoney State Park Star Party! Mahoney is located halfway between Omaha and Lincoln off of I-80 at exit 426. An annual state park pass or day permit is required to enter the park. Star parties are held at the golf driving range beginning after sunset. Have a telescope or binos? Bring them along or enjoy the views through ours!

https://calendar.outdoornebraska.gov/event/nebraska-star-party-at-mahoney-state-park/2026-09-11/?utm_campaign=n314-84550-2026-parks-fall&utm_source=meta&utm_medium=paid-social&utm_content=video&utm_id=120245927092710246&utm_term=120247058784490246&fbclid=IwY2xjawUO6QdwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR4qdIkvf9EbAt338d3hYQOtzZwiKQivjduiUPin2UKqazQbYqxj9FiNR2BuQQ_aem_YvdtvnabFVCQkaA8T4bdyw

Join us this summer for some stargazing at Eugene T. Mahoney State Park! Powerful telescopes will be set up at the park’s golf shack for a glimpse of the night sky spectaculars.

09/10/2026

09/05/2026

08/21/2026

A week from today, skywatchers across the Americas and much of Africa and Europe will see the greater part of the moon turn dark red during a deep partial lunar .

For all the details on how to view this spectacular event, watch this video with EarthSky’s Deborah Byrd: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wo3Vu7PJ0qc&t=6s

08/11/2026

Hi skywatchers! Tomorrow, August 12, millions of people in Spain, Iceland, Greenland and beyond will see the entirely obscure the in a spectacular total . We can't wait! Not in the eclipse path? Join EarthSky for an eclipse livestream tomorrow at noon CDT (17 UTC). ⚫️☀️

Find out more here:
https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/total-solar-eclipse-visible-august-12-2026/

Watch the livestream here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDHJIJFA908

📸 EarthSky.org.

08/06/2026

The Galaxy is the nearest large spiral galaxy to our Milky Way. It’s wider than the Milky Way and has more stars: maybe a trillion, many more than the Milky Way's 100 to 400 billion. It’s the most distant object you can see with the unaided eye.

Find out how to spot it in the sky here: https://earthsky.org/tonight/cassiopeia-the-queen-also-points-to-andromeda-galaxy/