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• General Membership Meeting

  • When
    Fri, June 19, 2026
  •  
    7:00 PM
  • Location
    Epiphany Catholic Church Youth Center, Anchorage

  Our own Karl Schmidt will present a hands-on talk on Choosing and Using your First Telescope.

  The scope of this program is to provide an understanding of how to select your first telescope based on aperture, mount, and eyepiece for your first telescope purchase. Other considerations when choosing your first telescope is ease of use getting to and from your observing location.  Other topics of discussion are star-hopping and learning the night sky, sky conditions for optimal viewing with your telescope, and how your eye works with the telescope and eyepiece combination.  

  Karl Schmidt has been an amateur astronomer for over 40 years.  In 1991 he joined the LAS and has been involved with all avenues of public outreach. His interest in astronomy began in the early 1980’s using a pair of 7 X 35 binoculars to explore the night sky.  He has built many telescopes from a 3 inch refractor to a 10 inch Dobsonian. His passion is observing the night sky with my 12.5 inch Starmaster exploring galaxies and galaxy clusters recording details he sees. He is also passionate about helping others learn the night sky and how to use their telescope.

  Non-members are welcome to attend as well as those with questions about using their telescope. Someone will be willing to help you out. Feel free to bring your scope along.

  The meeting will be livestreamed on YouTube at this link: 

  https://youtube.com/live/KsblLE_u71I?feature=share

  Our meeting is at a new venue, The Youth Center at Epiphany Catholic Church on 914 Old Harrods Creek Rd in Anchorage.  Here is the Google map link https://maps.app.goo.gl/aGKhcTDCt3YFjzgh6

  

  
  

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• Public Night at Curby

  • When
    Sat, June 20, 2026
  •  
    8:00 PM - 11:59 PM
  • Location
    Curby

  We welcome the Public to join us at the James G. Baker Center for Astronomy  in Curby, Indiana, one hour away from Louisville. Tonight the Waxing Crescent Moon will be 36% illuminated and 6 days old in this lunation for observing through our telescopes. We might catch a glimpse of Venus in the western sky tonight before it sets.
  

  This event is weather dependent so conditions may cause cancellation. 
  

  Map to Curby

  The LAS welcomes one and all at our Star Parties. If you have a scope and are having trouble figuring out how to use it, please feel free to bring it to our public Star Party.

  The LAS is an IRC §501(c)(3) tax exempt organization. Donations are welcome.

  May your scope and skies be clear at the same time. Hope to see you there.

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• Public Night at Curby

  • When
    Sat, July 18, 2026
  •  
    8:00 PM - 11:59 PM
  • Location
    Curby

  We welcome the Public to join us at the James G. Baker Center for Astronomy  in Curby, Indiana, one hour away from Louisville. Tonight the Waxing Crescent Moon will be 21% illuminated and 4.5 days old in this lunation for observing through our telescopes. Venus will also be visible low in the southwestern sky.
  

  This event is weather dependent so conditions may cause cancellation.
  

  Map to Curby

  The LAS welcomes one and all at our Star Parties. If you have a scope and are having trouble figuring out how to use it, please feel free to bring it to our public Star Party. LAS members are always invited to setup their telescopes for our Public Star Parties at Curby.
  

  The LAS is an IRC §501(c)(3) tax exempt organization. Donations are welcome.

  May your scope and skies be clear at the same time. Hope to see you there.

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• Milky Way Festival

  • Start
    Fri, August 07, 2026
  •  
    8:00 PM
  • End
    Sat, August 08, 2026
  •  
    12:00 PM
  • Location
    Cave Country Canoes: 112 W Main Street, Milltown, IN 47145

  Friday August 7th and Saturday August 8th at Cave Country Canoes in Milltown, IN

  All events run 8:00 p.m. - Midnight, Friday and Saturday nights.

  Crawford County, Indiana, the location of LAS' Dark Site in Curby, is embracing their dark skies by hosting their 3rd Milky Way Festival. They have asked LAS to be involved. Telescopes will be set up each night and volunteers will be available to help people view the night sky. 

  As always this is a weather dependent event. Keep an eye on the LAS and Cave Country Canoes social media sites for cancellation information.

  The backup dates are tentatively scheduled for the following Friday and Saturday, August 14th and 15th. Same times.

  Address:  112 W Main St, Milltown, IN 47145

  Sunset: 8:45 p.m.

  Observing starts: 9:15 p.m.

  Best observing after 10:00 p.m.

  End: 12:00 a.m.

  If you would like to volunteer, please email Aaron, aaron.hellems@gmail.com. Please list the equipment you can bring as well as the dates you are available.

  https://cometocrawford.com/milkywayfest/

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• Public Night at Curby

  • When
    Sat, August 22, 2026
  •  
    7:30 PM - 11:59 PM
  • Location
    Curby

  We welcome the Public to join us at the James G. Baker Center for Astronomy  in Curby, Indiana, one hour away from Louisville. Tonight the Waxing Gibbous Moon will be 74% illuminated and 9.7 days old in this lunation for observing through our telescopes. We might catch a glimpse of Venus in the evening twilight before it sets this evening.

  This event is weather dependent so conditions may cause cancellation. 
  

  Map to Curby

  The LAS welcomes one and all at our Star Parties. If you have a scope and are having trouble figuring out how to use it, please feel free to bring it to our public Star Party.

  The LAS is an IRC §501(c)(3) tax exempt organization. Donations are welcome.

  May your scope and skies be clear at the same time. Hope to see you there.

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• Public Night at Curby

  • When
    Sat, September 19, 2026
  •  
    7:00 PM - 11:59 PM
  • Location
    Curby

  We welcome the Public to join us at the James G. Baker Center for Astronomy  in Curby, Indiana, one hour away from Louisville. Tonight the Waxing Gibbous Moon will be 58% illuminated and 8 days old in this lunation for observing through our telescopes. Saturn will also be available for observing later this evening.
  

  This event is weather dependent so conditions may cause cancellation. 
  

  Map to Curby

  The LAS welcomes one and all at our Star Parties. If you have a scope and are having trouble figuring out how to use it, please feel free to bring it to our public Star Party.

  The LAS is an IRC §501(c)(3) tax exempt organization. Donations are welcome.

  May your scope and skies be clear at the same time. Hope to see you there.

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• Public Night at Curby

  • When
    Sat, October 17, 2026
  •  
    6:00 PM - 11:59 PM
  • Location
    Curby

  We welcome the Public to join us at the James G. Baker Center for Astronomy  in Curby, Indiana, one hour away from Louisville. Tonight, the Waxing Crescent Moon will be 40% illuminated and 6.5 days old in this lunation for observing through our telescopes. Saturn will also be visible tonight.
  

  This event is weather dependent so conditions may cause cancellation. 
  

  Map to Curby

  The LAS welcomes one and all at our Star Parties. If you have a scope and are having trouble figuring out how to use it, please feel free to bring it to our public Star Party.

  The LAS is an IRC §501(c)(3) tax exempt organization. Donations are welcome.

  May your scope and skies be clear at the same time. Hope to see you there.

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• Public Night at Curby

  • When
    Sat, November 14, 2026
  •  
    5:00 PM - 11:59 PM
  • Location
    Curby

  We welcome the Public to join us at the James G. Baker Center for Astronomy  in Curby, Indiana, one hour away from Louisville. Tonight the Waxing Crescent Moon will be 25% illuminated and 5 days old in this lunation for observing through our telescopes. Saturn will also be visible for viewing tonight.

  This event is weather dependent so conditions may cause cancellation. 
  

  Map to Curby

  The LAS welcomes one and all at our Star Parties. If you have a scope and are having trouble figuring out how to use it, please feel free to bring it to our public Star Party.

  The LAS is an IRC §501(c)(3) tax exempt organization. Donations are welcome.

  May your scope and skies be clear at the same time. Hope to see you there.

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