Special Event
17-Inch Dobsonian Telescope Visits South Mountain

Morning of Saturday, May 21- 9:00 a.m. until completion: mirror cleaning and alignment

Evening of Saturday, May 21:
6:00 p.m. - daylight training, testing, and demonstration of the encoders and smartphone interface
7:00 p.m. - Astro Imaging Group meeting (indoors)
After Dark: observing with the upgraded 17-Inch Dobsonian

NOTE: Friday evening, May 20 is the backup date (or possible additional date) for the evening activities.
Members should have received an email with more details. Watch this space for updates.

(The telescope will return to Pulpit Rock after this event)

 

Mega Meet is Scheduled for May 27-29, 2022!!!

 

The gate at the Hamburg reservoir will be manned from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. on May 27-28 for new members who do not have keys.

 

LVAAS is not providing any food or beverages! Please bring your own refreshments.

Click here for more details about Mega Meet.

Click Here for directions.

See you on the mountain!

 

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LVAAS Public Star Party

Saturday, June 4

6:00 p.m. - Planetarium Show for families with children aged 14 and under

7:00 p.m. - pre-recorded slide show: "A Journed to the Stars" from the American Museum of Natural History

8:00 p.m. - regular Planetarium Show

Continuous - Observatory tours and telescope viewing

620 B East Rock Road, Allentown

click here for more info

 

LVAAS General Meeting

 

Sunday June 12, 7:00 p.m. 

--- at the Grady Planetarium, 620B East Rock Rd., Allentown PA 18103 ---

A Tale of Two Circles: From Orbits to Atoms

Presentation in Person

 

Gary DeLeo, Lehigh University

Details to follow.

 

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

 


 

—    LVAAS    —

THE LEHIGH VALLEY AMATEUR ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY -- 620B East Rock Road -- Allentown, PA 18103 -- 610-797-3476 -- www.lvaas.org

WELCOME!

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

LVAAS operates two astronomy sites: The South Mountain site in Salisbury Township is the headquarters of the Society. It has a planetarium with a Spitz A3P projector, a 21 foot dome, meeting space, the Red Shift store, library, workshop space, and three observatories. The Pulpit Rock site near Hamburg is LVAAS's members-only dark sky site. At 1600 feet above sea level, the site features five observatories and a pad for member's scopes.

Members who receive training on the scopes may obtain keys to the observatories. LVAAS also maintains a rental "fleet" of telescopes that members may rent at low cost. Members also receive access to The Observer, our online newsletter, as well as reduced subscription prices to Sky and Telescope and Astronomy Magazine. If you want to learn more about astronomy and LVAAS, please join us at our next public star party.

 

South Mountain Clear Sky Chart  image

Pulpit Rock Clear Sky Chart         image