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

Our next regular club meeting will be at the Good Hope Observatory on December 7th, 2024 at 6:00 p.m., this will be our annual Christmas Party. Ham will be the main course provided by the club. Please bring a covered dish to share at our Pot Luck dinner. A brief meeting will be held after the dinner.

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

Great news: Seth Shostak, the senior astronomer for the SETI Institute will be our Keynote speaker for Saturday night at Star Quest.

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

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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