Events Calendar
All BAS events for 2008, including monthly meetings and star parties, are listed on the calendar below. Please feel free to contact BAS if you would like more information about a particular event. Also contact BAS before traveling long distances to attend a star party. In the event of rain or excessive cloud cover, the event is usually held on the following night.
Date |
Event |
Location |
| March 19 | Monthly Meeting | BCC Planetarium classroom |
| March 28 | Star Party - Melbourne School of Science (BAS-Oscar, Event-Ms.Uttlinger) | 2255 Meadowlane, Melbourne, FL 6:30pm-8:30pm |
| April 4 | Star Party | Shilo North Site |
| April 5 | BAS Members Only Star Party | Camp Zyxlor |
| April 5 | Harmony Dark Sky Festival (BAS-Dave, Event-Mr.Golgowski) | Harmony, FL darkskyfestival.com |
| April 16 | Monthly Meeting | BCC Planetarium classroom |
| April 19 | 2nd International Sidewalk Astronomers Solar/StarParty (BAS-Small,Event-Mr.Smith) | Space Coast Stadium, 5800 Stadium Pkwy, Melbourne,5PM-11PM |
| May 2 | Community Campsite Star Party (BAS Oscar,Event-Ms.Boorse) | Frank Burton Smith Park 7575 King St (SR520),Cocoa,7:30pm-10pm |
| May 2 | Star Party | Shilo North Site |
| May 3 | BAS Members Only Star Party | Camp Zyxlor |
| May 17 | Astronomy Day (Chuck Greenwood) | BCC Planetarium & Observatory, Cocoa, FL |
| May 21 | Monthly Meeting | BCC Planetarium classroom |
| May 30 | Star Party | Shilo North Site |
| July 4 | Star Party | Shilo North Site |
| August 1 | Star Party | Shilo North Site |
| August 29 | Star Party | Shilo North Site |
| September 20 | 50th Anniversity - Presidents Picnic Star Party | FIT Florida Institute of Technology 150 W. University Dr. Melbourne, 4pm-8pm |
| September 26 | Star Party | Shilo North Site |
| October 24 | Star Party | Shilo North Site |
| November 28 | Star Party | Shilo North Site |
| December 26 | Star Party | Shilo North Site |
BCC Public Observing (Cocoa Campus)
The BAS also staffs the BCC Observatory 24" telescope, when weather permits, on Friday and Saturday nights. Click here to download a video (large 6 MB file in .avi format) in which BAS volunteers were interviewed by a local news station. BAS volunteers, please follow the following links to read procedures for opening and closing the BCC Dome. Click here to view the BAS volunteer schedule for staffing the observatory telescope. BAS members can log in here to add your name to the schedule. Note that you will need the password that was sent to you via email. The public is encouraged to attend these observing sessions! Click here for driving directions to the BCC Planetarium and Observatory in Cocoa.