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Welcome to the Oakland Astronomy Club Website!
Our Club Is Located in Oakland County, Michigan Fascinated by the Night Sky? Have a question about Equipment?
Wondering how to get started?
Astrophotography Questions?
Just Curious?
Check us Out!
Club Meetings are in-person and Virtual!! (Virtual guests need a Zoom invitation. In-person guests are Always Welcome! Contact our club president Gary Dietz at president AT oaklandastronomy.net and he'll send you an invite either way! Main Presentation: Sunday April 14th at 7pm DST. Our guest speaker (live via Zoom) will be Peter Birren, celestial voyeur and author of the deep-sky field book "Objects in the Heavens", now in its sixth edition. He will share his journey into astronomy, how the book came to be, what it's about, entertain questions, and will share with us a couple of discoveries he has made. You will want to meet Peter! (You can visit his web site Here.) (To see last month's meeting highlights select the Club News tab.) This Month's Club Observing Focus Be sure to visit "What's Up?" on the Observation Tab to download this month's Visual Observers Guide, prepared by veteran observer Dave Holt. Thanks, Dave! Community Events: Our Spring Season Programs are under way! Check the (Event Calendar) for dates, times, registration information for these family friendly presentations. Suggestions to observe the April 8th eclipse on-line, as well as eclipse resource references made in recent club seminars, can be found Here. Did you know that YOU can help NASA during the elcipse? NASA has four easy eclipse-specific citizen projects from which to choose. Check them out at Citizen Scientists. Public Observing Nights at Addison Oaks: The sky is amazing when viewed through our 17½" Dob or our 14" SCT Telescope. To be notified of viewing opportunities, send an email to: outreach AT oaklandastronomy.net. In the News This Month: For Astronomy News Highlights, see April 2024. Beyond our Community: Ordinary people using a cell phone or computer can be NASA Citizen Scientists! Many hands lighten the load! Volunteers contribute huge amounts of research assistance to NASA every day. Check out these opportunities for Citizen Scientists. Business Meeting: All club meetings are open meetings. Business meetings are usually held on the Wednesday preceding the monthly meeting. Email our club president for the business meeting link.
Welcome! We hope your experience on our website is enjoyable and informative. Who are we? Well, apart from our mission statement below:
   
We all look forward to seeing you at the next club function! Interested in becoming a member? Fill out the Membership Form to request more free information or contact us: (About Us): The Oakland Astronomy Club, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization with the following registered purpose:
"To provide astronomical education through ownership and operation of facilities for the benefit of the general public, both youth and adult; to make available instructors for the conduct of seminars and class room education, which shall be available to other institutions of learning, public and private, as well as programs for the general public; to do research and study in the science of astronomy; to receive, administer and disburse funds for the furtherance of its educational purposes as well as for other charitable, philanthropic and scientific purposes for the public good and welfare and for no other purposes."
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