Central Appalachian Astronomy Club

 

About CAAC

The Central Appalachian Astronomy Club is a non-profit organization. Our goal is to promote amateur astronomy and share our experiences with others. We are partners in education with area schools and universities.    Membership is open to the public.  Meetings are held monthly at the home of our president Joe Gonzalez. This is also the location of our club's observatory. 

 Our Observatory

The observatory is a twenty foot Ash Dome and houses our 16 inch Meade LX200 telescope. Members are able to arrange viewing time on this amazing instrument. We can also show groups live images of objects using an electronic eyepiece to display on a large monitor.

 

Central Appalachian Astronomy Club

We will not hold an actual meeting in October, but instead will have an "Observe the Sky" event at Insight Astronomy store, located at 419 S. Virginia Ave., Bridgeport, WV on October 24th, starting at 4:00 p.m., celebrating our Astronomy Fall Festival. There will be a "trunk-or-treat"  from 5:30-7:30, then we will set up activities and observe when it gets dark enough. Our next regular club meeting will be back at the observatory on November 16, with the time being changed back to 6:00 p.m., due to the shorter days, and daylight savings time coming to an end.

Additional club information can be found on our Facebook  page - Central Appalachian Astronomy Club

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Check out our links page

 for many great astronomy related resource sites.

 

You're Invited to

Green Bank

Star Quest 

June 25-28, 2025.

Our annual star party

If anyone would like to donate a Science or Astronomy related raffle prize for Star Quest 20, it would be greatly appreciated. Contact Vice President - John Taylor: 304-265-5514

visit and like our Facebook page - Green Bank Star Quest
Call 304-265-5514 or 304-669-3555 with questions

 

PO BOX 211                                                                                                        

Grafton, WV 26354-0211

 

The Central Appalachian Astronomy Club is a 501c(3) Non-Profit Organization