Tulare Astronomical Association

04/26/2026

The Tulare Astronomical Association: Peña Planetarium Show & Outreach event on Friday, April 24th. We had a great turnout for this one! Given that the Planetarium shows were conducted earlier in the day and with the extended daylight hours in the early evening, our primary focus once again was on solar observation, utilizing solar filters and specialized telescopes to view the sun and had great views of the moon.

06/09/2025

Thanks to all those who came and participated at Saturday Night's (June 7th) TAA Public Star Party! Even though we had a low turnout, we had a great, cool evening with a clear sky with spectacular views of the Moon, the Herculus Cluster, the Ring Nebula, and more! The public star parties will reconvene in September due to the summer heat during the months of July and August.

04/06/2025

Thanks to all those who came and participated at Saturday Night's (April 5th) TAA Public Star Party! Even though we had a low turnout, we had a great, cool evening with a clear sky with spectacular views of the Moon, Jupiter and its moons, the Orion Nebula, and more!

03/21/2025

The TAA Club enjoyed a successful evening at Ivanhoe's School Space-Based Literacy Night on Wednesday, March 19th. Approximately 100 students and family members attended the event from 4:30 to 6:00 pm. While the moon remained hidden, the telescopes offered stunning views of the local mountain ranges. We extend our sincere gratitude to TAA Club Officers and members Reece and Tina Williford, and Gregory and Christine Lipscomb for their enthusiastic participation and dedication to sharing the wonders of astronomy with the community.

02/24/2025

Thanks to all those who participated on Saturday's (February 22nd) TAA Public Star Party. We had another good turnout and clear skies to see Venus, Jupiter and its moons, Mars, Orion Nebula, and more! We look forward to seeing you all, and perhaps more of you at the next public star party! We will keep you posted of the next scheduled public star party!

09/25/2024

It was great to be back to having public star parties after the summer break and we had a great turnout this past Saturday. Thanks to all those who attended and participated! We had some great views of Saturn, the Andromeda Galaxy and the Hercules Cluster! Stay tuned for more details for our next scheduled public star party on October 12th!

08/03/2024

Hello Folks! Hopefully that everyone is staying cool indoors as we are getting closer to the Fall season! We are excited to reconvene with the club meetings and activities next month after one more month (August) of the summer break. Here is the link below to see what to see up in the dark skies for this month from NASA JPL:

What are some skywatching highlights in August 2024?Mars and Jupiter have a super close meetup, the conditions look good for the Perseid meteors, and how to ...