Events Calendar
All BAS events for 2010, 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.
For Star Party requests, see our Star Party Request Form and Etiquette .
Date |
Event |
Location |
April 21 | BAS Monthly Meeting | BCC Planetarium, 1519 Clearlake Rd Cocoa, FL 7pm |
| April 23 | FIT Astronomy and Astrophysics Public Lecture Series | FIT, 150 West University Blvd. Melbourne 8pm |
| April 24 | Astronomy Day Star Party | BCC Planetarium, 1519 Clearlake Rd Cocoa,(1-10pm) |
| April 28 | Full Moon | |
| May 13 | New Moon | |
| May 14 | Star Party | F. Burton Smith State Park, 7575 West SR 520 West Cocoa, ( exit SR 520 ) - 4 miles west of I-95 on the left. 6:30-11pm (POC Oscar) |
| May 14 | BCC Public Lecture Series | BCC Planetarium Theater, 1519 Clearlake Rd Cocoa, FL 32922 (321)433-7373 7pm |
| May 14-15 | * Members Star Party | North & South Sites | May 19 | BAS Monthly Meeting | BCC Planetarium, 1519 Clearlake Rd Cocoa, FL 7pm |
| May 27 | Full Moon | |
| June 11-12 | * Members Star Party | North & South Sites |
| June 12 | New Moon | June 16 | BAS Monthly Meeting | BCC Planetarium, 1519 Clearlake Rd Cocoa, FL 7pm | June 26 | Community Chapel of Melbourne Beach Festival In The Park | Ryckman Park (519 Ocean Ave Melbourne Beach,10-2pm (POC Oscar) |
| June 26 | Full Moon | |
| July 9-10 | * Members Star Party | North & South Sites |
| July 11 | New Moon | July 21 | BAS Monthly Meeting | BCC Planetarium, 1519 Clearlake Rd Cocoa, FL 7pm |
| July 25 | Full Moon | |
| August 6-7 | * Members Star Party | North & South Sites |
| August 9 | New Moon | |
| August 13-14 | * Members Star Party | North & South Sites | August 18 | BAS Monthly Meeting | BCC Planetarium, 1519 Clearlake Rd Cocoa, FL 7pm |
| August 24 | Full Moon | |
| September 3-4 | * Members Star Party | North & South Sites |
| September 8 | New Moon | |
| February 10-11 | * Members Star Party | North & South Sites | September 15 | BAS Monthly Meeting | BCC Planetarium, 1519 Clearlake Rd Cocoa, FL 7pm |
| September 23 | Full Moon | |
| October 7 | New Moon | |
| October 8-9 | * Members Star Party | North & South Sites | October 20 | BAS Monthly Meeting | BCC Planetarium, 1519 Clearlake Rd Cocoa, FL 7pm |
| October 22 | Full Moon | |
| November 6 | New Moon | |
| November 14-15 | * Members Star Party | North & South Sites | November 17 | BAS Monthly Meeting | BCC Planetarium, 1519 Clearlake Rd Cocoa, FL 7pm |
| November 21 | Full Moon | |
| December 3-4 | * Members Star Party | North & South Sites |
| December 5 | New Moon | December 15 | BAS Monthly Meeting | BCC Planetarium, 1519 Clearlake Rd Cocoa, FL 7pm |
| December 21 | Full Moon |
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.