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Upcoming Events

Nov
11
Tue
7:00 pm Monthly Club Meeting November 2025 @ RCTC Room EA103 (use the southeastern entrance to RCTC).
Monthly Club Meeting November 2025 @ RCTC Room EA103 (use the southeastern entrance to RCTC).
Nov 11 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Please come to the Rochester Astronomy Club monthly meetings! These meetings are free and open to the public. Each month we will try to bring you a different presentation and share observing notes and tips. Agenda will be published on the Sunday before the meeting. We are offering these meetings in a hybrid fashion, you can attend either in person [...]
Nov
28
Fri
6:00 pm Public Presentation & Sky Observ... @ Oxbow Park
Public Presentation & Sky Observ... @ Oxbow Park
Nov 28 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Public Presentation & Sky Observing 2025-11/28 @ Oxbow Park | Byron | Minnesota | United States
Public Sky Observing of the young Moon – 7.7 days after New Moon, planets Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune bright stars, double stars, and more by telescope with guidance members of the Rochester Astronomy Club. NASA and Astroleague have prepared an observing challenge for the general public on the 35th anniversary of the Hubble launch. To earn a silver certificate, you [...]
Dec
19
Fri
6:00 pm Public Presentation & Sky Observ... @ Oxbow Park
Public Presentation & Sky Observ... @ Oxbow Park
Dec 19 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Public Sky Observing of the planets Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune bright stars, double stars, and more by telescope with guidance members of the Rochester Astronomy Club. NASA and Astroleague have prepared an observing challenge for the general public on the 35th anniversary of the Hubble launch. To earn a silver certificate, you must do some outreach (on the web or [...]
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