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Club Activities


Our regular meetings are on the first Wednesday of each month, at 7:00 pm. We meet at the planetarium in the new museum in downtown Peoria, IL. (Parking details below.)
The members meeting is a great place to meet other members, swap stories, and learn more about astronomy. The meetings are always free and open to the public.

Note: During the summer months (June, July, and August), we do not hold regular meetings. Instead we plan a star party event each month!
In September, we have our Annual Banquet, which takes the place of our September monthly meeting.

For the meeting schedule, updates, and detailed meeting information, please check the PAS calendar or Starlite newsletter.

Our board meetings are held on the third Wednesday of each month on ZOOM at 7:00 pm, and are open to all PAS members. Contact the president to have a "ZOOM invitation" sent to your email.


Star Party
ICC students at a star party hosted by the PAS

Meetings

We meet on the first Wednesday of each month, at 7:00 pm at the Planetarium in downtown Peoria, IL. (Parking info here).
The members' meeting is a great place to meet other members, swap stories, and learn more about astronomy. The meetings are always free and open to the public.


During the summer months (June, July, and August), we do not hold regular meetings. Instead we plan a star party event each month!
In September, we have our Annual Banquet, which takes the place of our September monthly meeting.


Our board meetings are held on the third Wednesday of each month on ZOOM at 7:00 pm, and are open to all PAS members. Contact the president to have a "ZOOM invitation" sent to your email.



Observatories

The Peoria Astronomical Society maintains two observatories.

Northmoor Observatory is open to the public every cloudless Saturday night from the beginning of May through the end of October. You will find volunteers on hand to aid you in your discovery of the cosmos, from sunset until midnight. Private groups can also be scheduled any other time. Contact the Northmoor Observatory chairman for more information. Northmoor observatory has a brand new dome! Click here to read all about it!



Jubilee Observatory can be scheduled by any group almost any time. Please contact the Jubilee Observatory Chairman for more information.

We also have a variety of "loaner" telescopes available for members to use.




The PAS set up solar telescope viewing at the Grand Prairie Mall


a pre-dawn crowd gathers at ICC to witness the rare occurance of Venus transiting the sun

a pre-dawn crowd gathers at ICC to witness the rare occurance of Venus transiting the sun



Awards and Recognition

View the club Awards and Recognition Page



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10/28/2022