The Fox Valley Astronomical Society

The Fox Valley Astronomical Society was formed in 1944. We render services for the Fox Valley area in Northern Illinois. Most of our members reside in the Fox Valley (Saint Charles, Geneva, Batavia, North Aurora, Aurora, Montgomery, Elgin & Elburn) although we have members from many miles away as well. As of June 2008, we have about 25 members.

We have monthly meetings and hold regular star parties for both the club members as well as public star parties and public outreach activities.

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Upcoming Public Events 

 

Date Event Where Notes
Saturday
April 4th,  2009		 Public Star Party Peck Farm Park 7:30 pm -- Public Observing in the PFP parking lot. Featuring: Saturn, the Beehive Cluster & the Moon!
Saturday
May 2, 2009		 Public Star Party Peck Farm Park 8:00 pm -- Public Observing in the PFP parking lot. Featuring: Saturn, M13 Globular Cluster & the Moon
Saturday
June 6th,  2009		 Public Star Party Peck Farm Park 8:30 pm -- Public Observing in the PFP parking lot. Featuring: Saturn , M13 Globular Cluster & M57 Ring Nebula & the Moon!
Saturday
July 11th,  2009		 Public Star Party Peck Farm Park 8:30 pm -- Public Observing in the PFP parking lot. Featuring: Saturn, Jupiter & the Moon!
       

If you have binoculars, see the link at the right for a monthly listing of objects to see!
Bring out your own equipment to our public star parties. Our members will help you   set up and use your new telescope or camera and get you started.                              

Club Calendar

Monthly Meetings take place on Every Second Monday of the month at 7:30 PM at the Peck Farm Park lecture barn

PLEASE NOTE: Change in the April Meeting Topic: The April meeting will feature a presentation on imaging techniques. Our originally scheduled topic will be presented in May.

The April Meeting is scheduled for Monday April 13th

       The topic for our regular club meeting in May is "Galileo's telescope and what he saw".  Meeting Date is May 11th
       Mark Christensen, club president will present a lecture that will feature a discussion of the telescope used by Galileo in the winter of 1609/10 and the discoveries he reported in his book "The Starry Messenger" in 1610.

A replica of Galileo's telescope will be exhibited during the talk. Weather permitting, FVAS members and guests will use the replica telescope to examine some of the celestial objects seen by Galileo.

 

 

 

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You can email us or write us at:

Fox Valley Astronomical Society
P.O. Box 38
Wasco, IL 60183

Call us and leave a message

630-881-0172

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Last Updated on 04/07/2009

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Fox Valley Astronomical Society maintains affiliations with the International Dark-Sky Association and with the
NASA Night Sky Network.

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