Upcoming Events
Dark Site Astronomy Group schedule for Members Only
Wednesday June 25th 2025, 7:00 PM. Monthly Zoom Meeting – Members Only:
Suncoast Stargazers member and educator Chris Schementi will discuss how to collimate and star test a telescope to get the most out of your optics.
Wednesday July 16th 2025, 7:00 PM. Monthly Zoom Meeting – Members Only:
SkyWatcher Senior Product Specialist Kevin Legore will discuss some of the latest product introductions from Skywatcher. This includes the Heliostar 76 H-Alpha Solar Telescope, the HAC 125 DX Astrograph, and of course the Strainwave Mounts. We might even get a sneak peek at some new refractors in the pipeline!!!
Saturday July 19th, 2025, Robinson Preserve NEST Area 10299 9th Ave., 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM:
This is our annual “Summer Doldrums Event” where we will do solar observing in both White and H-Alpha light. We will also look at a morning Waning Gibbous Moon. If skies are clear enough, we will also hunt down Venus in the daytime sky.
Wednesday August 27th 2025, 7:00 PM. Monthly Zoom Meeting – Members Only:
Suncoast Stargazers member and NASA Solar System Ambassador Greg Shanos will attempt to demystify Einstein’s Theory of Relativity. How does this theory apply to modern cosmology? Buckle your seatbelts!!!