Louisville Astronomical Society upcoming events

Public Night at Curby (Sat, July 18, 2026)

Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT

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.

Milky Way Festival (Fri, August 07, 2026)

Sat, 08 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT

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/

Public Night at Curby (Sat, August 22, 2026)

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 23:30:00 GMT

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.

Public Night at Curby (Sat, September 19, 2026)

Sat, 19 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT

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.

Public Night at Curby (Sat, October 17, 2026)

Sat, 17 Oct 2026 22:00:00 GMT

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.

Public Night at Curby (Sat, November 14, 2026)

Sat, 14 Nov 2026 22:00:00 GMT

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.