Upcoming Astronomical & Club Events

🌓 First Quarter Moon
September 18, 2026 4:43 PM
LVAAS Public Star Party
September 19, 2026 6:00 PM
Deadline for Observer Submissions
September 20, 2026 12:00 AM
September Equinox
September 22, 2026 8:05 PM
🌕 Full Moon (Harvest)
September 26, 2026 12:48 PM

LVAAS General Meeting at South Mountain

Sunday, October 11 at 7 p.m.

Presentation is live

Capturing Every Object Worth Imaging
Charlie Bracken describes his quest to research, capture, and process over 1700 deep-sky objects for his book, The Astrophotographer’s Universe. He discusses lessons learned, including: What makes a good object? Will you ever run out of objects? Which objects are most overlooked by astrophotographers and why?
Featuring Charles Bracken
More Info About Charles Bracken
Charlie Bracken is the author of several books on astrophotography, including The Deep-sky Imaging Primer, The Astrophotography Sky Atlas, The Astrophotography Planner, The Visible Universe, and The Astrophotographer’s Universe. He has been imaging for over 15 years, and he has lectured on astrophotography globally, helping people get the best out of their equipment and skies. He lives in Bucks County, PA and also images via remote setups in Utah and Chile. You can find him on Astrobin (CharlesBracken) and his website is digitalstars.wordpress.com.

Prospective new members who wish to attend the meeting should email membership@lvaas.org

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LEHIGH VALLEY AMATEUR ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY

620B East Rock Road, Allentown, PA 18103  •  610-797-3476

Founded in 1957, the Lehigh Valley Amateur Astronomical Society (LVAAS) is one of the oldest continuously operating amateur astronomy organizations in the U.S. Our mission is to promote the study of astronomy and maintain meeting spaces, observatories, and a planetarium.

LVAAS operates two astronomy sites. The South Mountain site in Salisbury Township serves as Society headquarters and includes a planetarium with a Spitz A3P projector and 21-foot dome, meeting space, the Red Shift Store, Library, and three observatories.

The Pulpit Rock site near Hamburg is our members-only dark-sky site. Located at 1,600 feet above sea level, it features three observatories and a pad for members’ telescopes.

Members who complete scope training may obtain observatory keys. LVAAS also maintains a rental fleet of telescopes available to members at low cost. Members receive access to The Observer, our online newsletter, plus reduced subscription rates for Sky & Telescope and Astronomy magazine.

Interested in learning more about astronomy and LVAAS? Join us at our next public star party.


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