PRESCOTT AStronomy Club
Exploring the Night Sky Together
Our Mission:
- Bring together people interested in astronomy
- Help them develop their astronomical skills and knowledge
- Encourage education about and public interest in astronomy
Membership Renewal Notice
Membership renewal is available for purchase from Oct 1 – Jan 31. If you are a current member and
you want to extend your membership, follow the link below to submit your payment.
Your renewal will extend your membership until the end of 2025.
2025 Prescott Astronomy Club meetings and events:
January 8 @ 6p: Club Meeting – “Navajo Winter Stories and the Stars”,
Priscilla Black, Kayenta Unified School District
February 5 @ 6p: Club Meeting – “Asteroids: From past paradigms to next stops in space exploration”,
Justin Crevier, NAU Dept of Astronomy and Planetary Science.
March 5 @ 6p: Club Meeting – “Bursting with Stars: Exploring stars, gas, and dust with HST and JWST”,
Dr. Hwihyun Kim, NOIRLab
Monthly club meetings, Starry Nights star parties, and solar/lunar viewing events are open to the public.
Club meetings are held from 6p-8p @ Prescott Public Library, Founders Suite
All telescope viewing events as well as private star party events are weather dependent.
Cancelations will be noted above and sent via email to club members.
Club Merchandise is Back!!
Its been many years since the last club merchandise was available, and now our logo gear is back for a limited time.
T-shirts $30 – Gray short sleeve with pocket
Hats $25 – Gray baseball style with adjustable strap
Mugs $25 – White with club logo (*coming soon*)
These club merchandise items will be for sale at all club events (except not at the Prescott Public Library). Come out to a star party or any of our events to view and purchase the items.
If you want an item and are not attending one of the club events contact Brian Blau (contacts page).
Upcoming Event Descriptions
Club Meeting
Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Navajo Winter Stories and the Stars
Priscilla Black is a teacher at the Kayenta Unified School District. Lowell Observatory introduced astronomy activities several years back and her school has participated in teaching science units to their classes for three consecutive years. After completing the units the Lowell Observatory cultural and curriculum committee provided, she became a committee member to help share cultural awareness. She presents winter stories to other schools near or on the Navajo Reservation. Using her Navajo stories, she tells a coyote story of how the constellations came to be.
in 18 days, 8 hours, 34 minutes
Club Meeting
Wednesday, March 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Bursting with Stars: Exploring stars, gas, and dust with HST and JWST
By combining HST and JWST data with observations from existing ground-based telescopes, we are gaining insights into how stars, gas, and dust interact to shape the stellar populations within galaxies.
Dr. Hwihyun Kim is Scientist at NOIRLab (NSF National Optical Infrared Research Laboratory) located in Tucson, AZ, and Instrumentation Program Scientist at International Gemini Observatory.
in 2 months, 15 days, 8 hours, 34 minutes
Club Meeting
Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Asteroids: From past paradigms to next stops in space exploration
Justin Crevier is a first-year graduate student in Northern Arizona University's Department of Astronomy and Planetary Science, and performs asteroid research with Dr. Cristina Thomas. Prior to starting grad school, Justin had careers in the U.S. Marine Corps and in the U.S. Department of State. He earned undergraduate degrees from the U.S. Naval Academy and from Boise State University.
in 1 months, 15 days, 8 hours, 34 minutes