Shenandoah Astronomical Society

Shenandoah Astronomical Society The Shenandoah Astronomical Society is a non-profit astronomy club serving the northern Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and West Virginia.

The club meets at Laurel Ridge Community College in Middletown, Virginia on the second Monday each month in room 201 of the Corron Building. The meetings begin at 7:00 pm and normally include a member’s discussion period and an Astronomical related program or video presentation. The club also organizes one or more star parties several months out of the year. Come look through our telescopes, or bring yours and we can show you how to use it. The public is always welcome.

06/18/2026

Our June meeting is coming up this Monday, June 22nd. We will have a tour of the July night sky, a talk on dark matter, and this month is our election of officers.

Meetings begin at 7PM and are held in the lower level meeting room in the Opequan Presbyterian Church in Kernstown.

Our meetings are always open to the public, and all are welcome.

05/21/2026

Our May meeting will be held this coming Monday, May 25th. Yes, on Memorial Day!

As a reminder, we are now meeting in the basement of the Opequan Presbyterian Church. Our meetings begin at 7PM and are open to the public. All are welcome.

04/24/2026

This Monday, April 27th, we will hold our April meeting. The program this month will be a talk on the Artemis II mission.

Come join us at 7PM, downstairs in the Opequan Presbyterian Church. Parking in the back parking lot and use the back entrance.

We had another great event today with Laurel Ridge Community College at the Middletown campus. This is STEM Week at the...
04/21/2026

We had another great event today with Laurel Ridge Community College at the Middletown campus. This is STEM Week at the college and today was the STEM Fair. Many, many groups and organizations were represented in various STEM disciplines. Shenandoah Astronomical Society was there with information about astronomy as a hobby and as a career. We also had solar viewing set up outside the hall.

Last weekend we had a GREAT star gazing night at Shenandoah County Park. Lots of visitors were able to view Jupiter, th...
04/20/2026

Last weekend we had a GREAT star gazing night at Shenandoah County Park. Lots of visitors were able to view Jupiter, the Pleiades, the Orion Nebula and more. What a great way to kick off the 2026 outreach season.

04/10/2026

Thank goodness we have a break in the cold weather. Tomorrow evening promises to be delightful. Cool temperatures and absolutely clear skies. Wouldn't it be a great night for stargazing!

So join us at Shenandoah County Park near Maurertown. We'll be showing folks fantastic views of Jupiter. Oh, and other starry things too.

See you there, behind the tennis courts. We'll be setting up at sundown around 7:30.

03/20/2026

UPDATE: We will have a program tonight on the planet Saturn.

Our March meeting is this Monday, March 23rd. Join us at Opequon Presbyterian Church in Kernstown at 7PM. Find us in the meeting room in the basement.

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Middletown, VA
22602

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