Louisville Astronomical Society

Louisville Astronomical Society

Upcoming events

    • Fri, April 17, 2026
    • 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
    • Youth Center - Epiphany Catholic Church, Anchorage

    At our April 17, 2026 meeting, Astronomer, Dr. Mary Lou West, visiting from NJ, will be doing a presentation called The Edge of Space. "We used to think that the Earth was the center of the universe and its influence extended forever, but this is not the case. The Earth’s atmosphere, then its magnetic field, are constrained by the solar wind from the sun. Our little bubble in space is wildly non-spherical, then there is Space. Our planet’s gravity controls the distant Moon, just outside our magnetotail, but then other influences are more powerful, the Sun, other stars, the Milky Way, etc. The edge of Earth’s space is dynamic on various time scales, causing the auroras, magnetic jitters, radio whistlers and static. We can observe these things from the ground now."

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

    The meeting will be livestreamed on YouTube at this link https://youtube.com/live/REUNf6Oqokg?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 code 7C6X+983, Anchorage, KY 40223

    • Sat, April 25, 2026
    • 7:00 PM - 11:59 PM
    • 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 70% illuminated and 8.5 days old in this lunation for observing through our telescopes. Jupiter will be available for viewing.

    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.

    • Wed, May 06, 2026
    • 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    • Monnik Louisville, 1036 E Burnett Ave Louisville, KY, United States, Kentucky 40217

    PALS is the acronym for the Public Astronomy Lecture Series, hosted by the UofL dept. of Physics and Astronomy. 

    Monnik is a restaurant that offers the department use of its upstairs room for these lectures monthly. When you arrive go to the bar and grab a beer and order food. Tell the bartender that you're here for the lecture upstairs, and he/she will give you a number to display by your seat upstairs where the waiter will bring your food.

    Paleontology, Past and Present

    As historical sciences, there are some parallels between paleontology and astronomy because both disciplines have the ability to examine events of the past, albeit in very different ways. In this talk, Dr. Bulinski will describe how the study of paleontology developed as a scientific discipline, and how paleontologists of the 21st century use modern methods to study the history of life on our ancient planet.

    Speaker: Dr. Kate Bulinski, Bellarmine University

    • Sat, May 23, 2026
    • 8:00 PM - 11:59 PM
    • 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 First Quarter Moon will be 52% illuminated and 7.4 days old in this lunation for observing through our telescopes. Jupiter 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.

    • Sat, June 20, 2026
    • 8:00 PM - 11:59 PM
    • 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.

    • Sat, July 18, 2026
    • 8:00 PM - 11:59 PM
    • 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.

    • Sat, August 22, 2026
    • 7:30 PM - 11:59 PM
    • 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.

    • Sat, September 19, 2026
    • 7:00 PM - 11:59 PM
    • 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.

    • Sat, October 17, 2026
    • 6:00 PM - 11:59 PM
    • 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.

    • Sat, November 14, 2026
    • 5:00 PM - 11:59 PM
    • 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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The Louisville Astronomical Society, Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. P.O. Box 17554, Louisville, KY 40217


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