Stargate Observatory

Stargate Observatory Owned and operated by the Warren Astronomical Society. Monthly free public open house every 4th Saturday. Available to groups by request. NOTE! Dress for cold.

Stargate features a 12.5-inch f/17 club-built Cassegrain telescope under a steel dome. The club also owns a monster 22" Dobsonian reflector. During Open Houses, several members bring their 'scopes and set them up - we highly suggest prospective telescope buyers come and try-before-you-buy. Located at Wolcott Mill Metropark. NOTE: Enter at Camp Rotary entrance on 29 mile road (between North Ave. an

d Romeo Plank Rd.) - NOT the main Wolcott Mill Metropark entrance on Wolcott Rd. Dress in layers, bring more layers than you think you need. Bring blankets - you can use them, or give them to others who did NOT dress warmly. And a hat. Maybe a thermos of coffee or hot chocolate. Did we mention: Dress for cold? Nothing ruins a good night of observing more then being miserable because you're cold. Note: a few yards into the entrance, please kill your lights, give your eyes a few moments to adjust, and drive with parking lights to the parking spots a few more yards in. The observers will all be immediately to your right, and car lights kill night-vision, and often evokes howls of agony from dark-acclimated astronomers.

The Warren Astronomical Society is hosting a Perseids Meteor Shower party on Saturday August 9th starting at 8:30 PM!Dre...
08/04/2025

The Warren Astronomical Society is hosting a Perseids Meteor Shower party on Saturday August 9th starting at 8:30 PM!

Dress warmer than you think you'll need. Bring a lawn chair, a blanket and some bug spray. Sit back, watch the skies and see how many meteors you can spot! The observatory will be open and looking at various deep sky objects too!

The Sun is officially in solar maximum of Solar Cycle 25. Representatives from NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheri...
10/16/2024

The Sun is officially in solar maximum of Solar Cycle 25. Representatives from NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA), and the Solar Cycle Prediction Panel announced the Sun has reached its solar maximum period during a teleconference with reporters on Tuesday, October 15, 2024. The full story can be read and the recorded teleconference can be listened to at https://www.youtube.com/live/DT0FG7CS1Tg

Source: https://www.spaceweather.gov/news/joint-solar-maximum-announcement-nasa-and-noaa

Go out tonight and check for comet C/2023 A3 - look to the west at 6:30 PM.Image from Stellarium.
10/16/2024

Go out tonight and check for comet C/2023 A3 - look to the west at 6:30 PM.

Image from Stellarium.

Don't miss this spectacular show tonight and for the next week or so!
01/09/2021

Don't miss this spectacular show tonight and for the next week or so!

Are you ready for some meteors? Wednesday night will be the peak of the Perseid shower, but you'll see a bunch of meteor...
08/10/2020

Are you ready for some meteors? Wednesday night will be the peak of the Perseid shower, but you'll see a bunch of meteors on any clear and moonlit night under true dark skies. Sadly, we can't meet at Stargate this year, but we hope you have a great meteor-watching experience!

The annual celestial show will peak this week, August 11th through the 13th.

Members, please complete this survey about our annual picnic on August 22. We need your input to guide the board's decis...
08/01/2020

Members, please complete this survey about our annual picnic on August 22. We need your input to guide the board's decisions on Monday.

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Venus and the Pleiades are even better tonight! Have a look!
04/04/2020

Venus and the Pleiades are even better tonight! Have a look!

Step outside; the planet Venus in its current guise as the "Evening Star" will join the Pleiades in Ta**us for a dazzling display that occurs only every eight years! The skies are clear so grab your binoculars and/or camera and enjoy!

Get out your binoculars tonight and point them at the moon for a splendid sight!
04/02/2020

Get out your binoculars tonight and point them at the moon for a splendid sight!

[WarrenAstro] Virtual Meetings and Event Cancellation -
03/12/2020

[WarrenAstro] Virtual Meetings and Event Cancellation -

In response to the COVID-19 crisis, the W.A.S. will be transitioning to VIRTUAL meetings until further notice. Events that cannot be livestreamed will be cancelled.

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