Join us for our first annual Chili Cookoff! Open to the public, everyone is welcome. See the Events page for details.
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Oct 30
Meteorite Hunt this Saturday!
It’s not too late to sign up for the meteorite hunt! Visit our Events Page for details.
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Sep 19
LIVE Prize Drawing Tomorrow at 8PM
Thanks to everyone who came to this year’s Astronomy At The Beach event on Friday and Saturday, there were more than 4000 people in attendance! We had a great time sharing the night sky and met a ton of new people interested in our club. Even if you didn’t attend, please take a moment to …
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May 11
We are on Facebook!
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Apr 12
Our Mission
To further the interest and knowledge of the public in astronomy and to encourage youth education in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM).
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Clear Dark Sky Forecast
Upcoming Events
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Cloudy Nights Workshop – Brown Dwarfs
April 5 @ 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM -
McMath-Hulbert Solar Observatory Tour
June 1 @ 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Boon Hill Amateur Astronomy
- Comet C/2018 Y1 Iwamoto March 3, 2019I managed to capture images of Comet C/2018 Y1 Iwamoto on February 18, February 22, and March 3, 2019. Those were the last clear nights we've had. You can review a few comet images at the flickr account. https://www.flickr.com/photos/141833769@N05/albums/72157705534756011
- Lunar Eclipse January 20-21, 2018 December 24, 2018We have a lunar eclipse coming up on January 20, 2018 that will be visible in North and South America.It will start the evening of the 20th and run overnight into the morning of the 21st. From Detroit, Michigan the Partial eclipse starts at about 10:33pm, with totality begining about 11:41pm on the 20th. Mid […]
- Comet 46p/Wirtanen December 14, 2018We're just a couple of days from closest approach of Comet 46P/Wirtanen. Comet 46P/Wirtanen is a small short-period comet with a current orbital period of 5.4 years. This happens to be a favorable pass for us. If you get clear weather, get out and observe it with binoculars. December 13 to the end of the […]
- The Michigan Nebula November 2, 2018We're heading into late fall and winter now, so the usual Michigan Nebula will be upon us for about 95% of the next 5 months. I hope we get more than a handful of clear nights during that time, but that is about what we usually get. A handful. In the meantime, we'll attempt to […]