Welcome to CAAS’s Event Calendar. Here is a brief guide to our calendar of events:
Our Calendar labels events by type. “Club Events” are member-oriented, but most are open to the public. As with all events below, clicking on the event will show detailed information. The most common “Club Event” is the monthly club meeting. These occur at the Society’s observing site, the River Ridge Observatory, on the 2nd Saturday of each month. An optional meal precedes these meetings. You can RSVP ($7 adult, $5 child) here. Guests can expect a brief tour of our facilities, an indoor program of presentations of around an hour, and, if clear, observing afterward.
“Observing Events” are typically public star parties, which are free events open to the public, offering telescopic views of celestial objects and often featuring naked-eye tours of the night sky. CAAS hosts Public Star Parties in various locations around central Arkansas. To get a notice about such events, use the Newsletter button on the right to subscribe to our event newsletter. This will not generate a large stream of emails; only a notice will be sent about each of the eight public events each year and any weather-related cancellations.
CAAS also participates in the Arkansas Natural Sky Association’s annual Dark-Sky Festival, which takes place in late September or early October each year near the Buffalo National River, a designated Dark Sky Park with nearly natural dark skies. The Festival requires registration. Check ANSA’s website for more information. https://darkskyarkansas.org/
Click here to learn more about our various Public Star Party program locations.
“Community Events” are events that CAAS participates in, organized by other entities. As with all the event types above, more information can be found by clicking the event calendar entry.
Try using the “List” view to see all upcoming events in a more convenient format. If you have questions, email info@caasastro.org. Again, sign up for our events newsletter with the button to the right.