About us
Austin Astronomy Meetup connects people interested in astronomy, astrophotography, stargazing and general interest of the night sky. I have been looking around for an Astronomy meetup and did not find one in Austin, so I decided to start this one. The purpose of this meetup is to help you begin or rekindle your connection with the night sky while having fun and meeting others with similar interests. Looking for members in and around Austin. No experience in astronomy is required and you don't need to own a telescope to participate. If you already own a telescope and looking to find other people to go out and observe the sky, you have come to the right place. Clear skies and happy viewing.
Upcoming events
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DIY - Makers - Citizen Science - Nature Nerds - Sci/Tech Geeks - Open Workshop
Diogenes makerspace, 1917 Hydro Dr · Austin, TX, Austin, TX, USPlease post the topics, questions, or other items of interest to you, that you'd like to discuss, in comments below.
If one of them is of interest to you please "Like" the topic. If you have questions just use "Reply" to start/continue the thread.
Unconferences: A Better Way to Run Meetups (28/30) -- https://psychotechnology.substack.com/p/unconferences-a-better-way-to-run
Unconference -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unconference -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Unconferences
What local meetups are currently involved?
- Nature Nerds Austin -- https://www.meetup.com/nature-nerds-of-austin/
- South Austin Makerspace -- https://www.meetup.com/southaustinmakerspace/?eventOrigin=your_groups
- Austin 3D Printing -- https://www.meetup.com/austin-3dprinting/?eventOrigin=your_groups
- Austin Physics for Fun -- https://www.meetup.com/physics-1/?eventOrigin=your_groups
- Austin FPGA -- https://www.meetup.com/austin-fpga-meetup-group/
- Austin Astronomy -- https://www.meetup.com/austin-astronomy-meetup/
- Austin Arduino and MicroController Meetup -- https://www.meetup.com/austin-web-mobile-electronic-club-for-beginners-experts/?eventOrigin=your_groupsThe purpose of this gathering is to build better communication between related meetups, foster community, brainstorm, and have fun!!!
Our default meetings are the first Thursday from 7p-9p and the third Saturday from 10a-12p. We share space with the private adult club Colette. From Wed. to Sat. in the evening they have exclusive use of the parking lot. Please park along the street (if you need help moving gear, just ask).
Hope to you see you here, and don't be afraid to pass the word along :)
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AAS - Area 51.2 Open House - Radio Astronomy SIG - In Person
AAS Area512, 3301 E 5th St, Austin, TX, USYou do NOT need to sign up for this event. It is a placeholder only.
You DO need to be an existing or potential new AAS member.
For AAS information and membership details - Austin Astronomical Society -- https://austinastro.org/
The Austin Astronomical Society has this to say...
The Radio Astronomy SIG is just getting off the ground and we're looking to connect with anyone interested in non-visual astronomy. For example using software defined radios or non-visual optical astronomy such as spectrophotometry.
Spectrophotometry -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spectrophotometry
Area512 is the name we’ve given to our newly acquired telescope storage and maintenance facility where we intend to hold Scope Clinics to assist our members who may have mechanical or operational issues with their astronomy equipment. Area512 will also house our astronomy lending library and will be the focal point for our loaner scope program. We also plan to offer training/educational sessions and provide a place to meet mentors if you are just starting out in the hobby.
Help will be available for anyone with telescope equipment that needs repair, adjusting or simply training. We will also begin the construction of a base for one of the clubs dobsonian telescopes for anyone interested in building their own telescope.
Looking forward to seeing y’all there.
1 attendeeAAS - Area 51.2 Open House - Telescope Workshop - In Person
AAS Area512, 3301 E 5th St, Austin, TX, USYou do NOT need to sign up for this event. It is a placeholder only.
You DO need to be an existing or potential new AAS member.
For AAS information and membership details - Austin Astronomical Society -- https://austinastro.org/
The Austin Astronomical Society has this to say...
Area512 is the name we’ve given to our newly acquired telescope storage and maintenance facility where we intend to hold Scope Clinics to assist our members who may have mechanical or operational issues with their astronomy equipment. Area512 will also house our astronomy lending library and will be the focal point for our loaner scope program. We also plan to offer training/educational sessions and provide a place to meet mentors if you are just starting out in the hobby.
Help will be available for anyone with telescope equipment that needs repair, adjusting or simply training. We will also begin the construction of a base for one of the clubs dobsonian telescopes for anyone interested in building their own telescope.
Looking forward to seeing y’all there.
1 attendeeAAS - Area 51.2 Open House - Intro to Astro - In Person
AAS Area512, 3301 E 5th St, Austin, TX, USYou do NOT need to sign up for this event. It is a placeholder only.
You DO need to be an existing or potential new AAS member.
For AAS information and membership details - Austin Astronomical Society -- https://austinastro.org/
The Austin Astronomical Society has this to say...
If you are interested in getting into astronomy as a hobby, but don't have an idea where to start, this is for you! Come on down and we'll get you pointed in the right direction and familiar with some basic resources.
Area512 is the name we’ve given to our newly acquired telescope storage and maintenance facility where we intend to hold Scope Clinics to assist our members who may have mechanical or operational issues with their astronomy equipment. Area512 will also house our astronomy lending library and will be the focal point for our loaner scope program. We also plan to offer training/educational sessions and provide a place to meet mentors if you are just starting out in the hobby.
Looking forward to seeing y’all there.
1 attendee
Past events
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