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
2026-2027 Prescott Astronomy Club meetings and events:
2026 Schedule
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October 30 @ 6:30p: Winey Cats Star Party, club members free, public small fee (map)
November 4 @ 6p:
Mapping The Dark Side Of The Universe
With The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. Dr Eric Huff
and
Annual Club Business Meeting and Officer Elections
December – No Meeting Scheduled
2027 Schedule
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January 6 @ 6p: Club Meeting – Mirrors in Space. John Barentine
February 3 @ 6p: Special Club Meeting – To be announced late 2026
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Monthly club meetings, Starry Nights star parties, and solar/lunar viewing events are free and open to the public.
Club meetings are held monthly on the 1st Wednesday, from 6p-8p @ Prescott Public Library, Founders Suite
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Member Only events
(Details for Member Only events are sent to your registered PAC email address)
ABSIG (Astronomy Basics): September 17
APSIG (Astrophotography): Monthly on the 2nd Monday @ 10:30a
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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.4
Upcoming Event Descriptions
Club Meeting
Wednesday, November 4, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Mapping The Dark Side Of The Universe With
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope
and
Annual Business Meeting and Officer Elections
Dr. Eric Huff will talk about what the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will tell us about dark energy. Roman is the last in the line of major observatories aimed at studying dark energy for which planning started more than 20 years ago, and she’s being launched just as her peers are starting to find hints that dark energy may be evolving, and not constant as was previously thought.
Dr. Eric Huff was born and raised in Bullhead City, Arizona. After focusing on Physics and Mathematics at University of Arizona in Tucson, he went on to
earn his PhD at University of California, Berkeley. He’s worked on an assorted topics from Jovian moons to observational cosmology.
in 20 days, 3 hours, 34 minutes
Starry Nights Star Party @ Winey Cats
Friday, October 30, 2026 at 6:00 PM
The Prescott Astronomy Club members will bring the telescopes for you to enjoy. Come out to view the night sky at the beautiful Winey Cats in Chino Valley.
PAC club members get free entrance. All others asked to pay a small entry fee.
Location: Winey Cats
(map)
in 15 days, 3 hours, 34 minutes