Prior Events
Wednesday May 28th 2025, 7:00 PM. Monthly Zoom Meeting – Members Only:
Katherine "Kat" Troche will discuss her involvement with the NASA Night Sky Network of which the Suncoast Stargazers are an active member.
Kat is a dedicated amateur astronomer and informal educator based in New York City. Her passion for astronomy was ignited over a decade ago during a star party in Central Park, leading her to become an active figure in the local amateur astronomy community. Under the moniker "Kuiper Kat," Kat maintains an active online presence, sharing her astronomical experiences and knowledge through her personal website and social media platforms.
In her professional capacity, Kat is an administrator with Night Sky Network and a project coordinator at the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP). Beyond her work with the ASP, Kat is a NASA Solar System Ambassador and co-chair of the Observing Committee for the Amateur Astronomers Association (AAA). She conducts astronomy outreach through social media, public observing events, and collaborations with various organizations across New York City's five boroughs.
Saturday May 3rd, 2025, Robinson Preserve. Evening Stargazing Time 8:30PM to 10:30PM. 10299 9th Ave
10299 9th Avenue Northwest, Bradenton
Wednesday April 23rd 2025, 7:00 PM. Monthly Zoom Meeting – Members Only:
Christina Andrade is a researcher at the University of Minnesota. Her expertise is the study of supernovae of neutron stars. She is an Astrophysicist and Physics based engineer with her B.S. from U of Minnesota. Currently Cristina is a research professional and data analyst/simulation programmer for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s kilonovae detection project and head of operations for the Kilonova-Catcher citizen science project.
Christina will be presenting on gravitational waves and how we are able to detect them, analyze them and what their discovery reveals about our universe
Saturday April 12th, 2025, Robinson Preserve. Evening Stargazing Time 8:00PM to 10:00PM.
10299 9th Avenue Northwest, Bradenton
Saturday April 5th, 2025, The Bay Common Ground. Evening Stargazing Time 8:00PM to 10:00PM.
1055 Blvd of the Arts, Sarasota
Wednesday March 26th, 2025, 7:00 PM. Monthly Zoom Meeting – Members Only:
NASA Solar System Ambassador and member Howard Hochhalter will give us a tour of the April and May skies as the 2024/2025 observing season winds down here in Florida
Saturday March 8th, 2025, Robinson Preserve. Evening Stargazing
Saturday March 8th, 2025, Robinson Preserve. Evening Stargazing
Wednesday February 26th, 2025, 7:00 PM. Monthly Zoom Meeting – Members Only:
Member Greg Shanos will discuss the impact of the new “smart telescopes” on our hobby. From Seestar to Origin these products are quite literally changing everything when it comes to the learning curve when considering astrophotography.
Saturday February 15th, 2025, Robinson Preserve. Evening Stargazing. Time 6:30PM to 9:00PM.
10299 9th Avenue Northwest, Bradenton
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10299 9th Avenue Northwest, Bradenton
Saturday January 4th, 2025, Robinson Preserve. Evening Stargazing. Time 6:00PM to 9:00PM.
10299 9th Avenue Northwest, Bradenton