Upcoming Events
Club Events:
Dragonfly Festival:
Location: Bitterlake Wildlife Refuge
Date: September (Date TBD)
Star Party and booth TBD
International Observe The Moon Night:
Date: Observed on October 4, 2025
Location: Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge
Time: TBD
Annually, between September and October when the moon is at first quarter people from around the world are encouraged to observe, learn about, and enjoy the moon.
(Local observation location TBD)
Check out these links for more information and activities:
NASA's International Observe The Moon Website
Find a map of the Moon here.
Learn about lunar phases here.
Here's a Moon phases calendar and Calculator.
Roswell Science and Art Festival:
Date: (TBD)
Time: (TBD)
Location: Roswell Museum and Art Center
For all ages with fun activities and demonstrations across STEM and art fields. Free admission.
NCMNS' Astronomy Days:
Various astronomy related programs and classes can be found at this page located on the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences website. Check them out!
Astronomical Events:
Upcoming Meteor Showers:
(Sourced from both The American Meteor Society and Timeanddate.com)
Quadrantids Meteor Shower:
Duration: December 28, 2024-January 12, 2025
Peak: January 2-3, 2025
Associated with the asteroid 2003 EH. At its peak there are 120 meteors per hour.
Lyrids Meteor Shower:
Duration: April 14-30
Peak Time: April 21-22
Associated with C/1861 G1 (Thatcher). There will be around 18 meteors per hour at its peak between April 21-22.
eta Aquariids Meteor Shower:
Duration: April 19 - May 28
Peak: May 5-6
Associated with the comet 1P/Halley. At its peak there are 50 meteors per hour.
Perseids Meteor Shower:
Duration: July 17-August 24
Peak: August 12-13
Associated with the comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle. At its peak there are 60-100 meteors per hour.
Draconids Meteor Shower:
Duration: October 6-10
Peak: October 8-9
Read more on T&D
Associated with the comet 21P/Giacobini-Zinner.
Orionids Meteor Shower:
Duration: October 2-November 7
Peak: October 20-21
Associated with the comet 1P/Halley. At its peak there are 20 meteors per hour.
Leonids Meteor Shower:
Duration: November 6-November 30
Peak: November 16-17
Associated with the comet 55P/Tempel-Tuttle.
Geminids Meteor Shower:
Duration:December 4-December 20
Peak: December 13-14
Associated with the Asteroid 3200 Phaethon. At its peak there are 120 meteors per hour.
Ursids Meteor Shower:
Duration: December 17-26
Peak: December 21-22
Associated with the comet 8P/Tuttle. At its peak there are 10 meteors per hour.
Upcoming Eclipses:
(Sourced from Timeanddate.com)
2025:
Total Lunar Eclipse:
March 13-14
Visible in: Europe, Much of Asia, Much of Australia, Much of Africa, North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic, Antarctica
Read more here
Partial Solar Eclipse:
March 29
Visible in: Europe, North in Asia, North/West Africa, Much of North America, North in South America, Atlantic, Arctic
Read more here
Total Lunar Eclipse:
September 7-8
Visible in: Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, West in North America, East in South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Arctic, Antarctica
Read more here
Partial Solar Eclipse:
September 21
Visible in: Australia, Pacific, Atlantic, Antarctica
Read more here