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Bluegrass Amateur Astronomy Club (Lexington, KY) |
Winter meetings begin at 7:30 p.m. on one Friday each month and take place in Room 179 of the Chemistry-Physics Building on UK's main campus unless otherwise noted.
The Bluegrass Amateur Astronomy Club will hold public stargazing programs at Raven Run Nature Sanctuary once a month during March-October 2020. Programs will take place on the following Saturdays:
2020 Raven Run Dates:
March 21<<<<<<<< Canceled due to Pandemic>>>>>>>>>
April 18 <<<<<<<< Canceled due to Pandemic>>>>>>>>>
May 23 <<<<<<<< Canceled due to Pandemic>>>>>>>>>
June 20 <<<<<<<< Canceled due to Pandemic>>>>>>>>>
July 18 <<<<<<<< Canceled due to Pandemic>>>>>>>>>
August 15 <<<<<<<< Canceled due to Pandemic>>>>>>>>>
September 19 <<<<<<<< Canceled due to Pandemic>>>>>>>>>
October 17 <<<<<<<< Canceled due to Pandemic>>>>>>>>>
Meetings begin around sunset and last two to three hours. There is no rain date. The main gate at Raven Run is open for parking and park personnel there will direct you to the observing field.
Persons with telescopes can drive up a dirt road by the barn (turn off just before the main gate) and park at the edge of the observing field.
If the weather is partly cloudy, call the park around 6:30 p.m. (859-272-6105) to see whether it's a go. If you would like to check on weather and seeing conditions, you can also check the Raven Run Clear Sky Clock.
The following are our observing dates for Shaker Village (2020)
April 25th<<<<<<<< <<<<<<<< Canceled due to Pandemic>>>>>>>>>
May 16th <<<<<<<< Canceled due to Pandemic>>>>>>>>>
June 13th <<<<<<<< Canceled due to Pandemic>>>>>>>>>
August 22nd <<<<<<<< Canceled due to Pandemic>>>>>>>>>
September 12th <<<<<<<< Canceled due to Pandemic>>>>>>>>>
October 10th <<<<<<<< Canceled due to Pandemic>>>>>>>>>
Lexington Clear Sky Chart
 Raven Run Clear Sky Chart 
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