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Welcome to After School Astronomy Clubs!

If you run an after school astronomy club, you've come to the right place! After School Astronomy Clubs provide students, families, and even whole communities with a unique opportunity to experience the wonders of astronomy outside of the traditional school day. These clubs can provide focused experience beyond the scope of the school curriculum for groups of motivated students.

There are many ASACs for grades K-12 scattered across the country, each with their own focus, approaches, and interests. Through this website, you can become part of an ever growing community of After School Astronomy Clubs and share your ideas, questions, challenges, and approaches with other clubs. This web site is part of a larger effort, supported by NASA, to enhance the teaching of space science and was made possible by a grant from the NASA / STScI IDEAS program.

NEWS AND UPCOMING EVENTS

  • International Year of Astronomy

    2009 is the 400th anniversary of Galileo's celestial use of the telescope!

    http://astronomy2009.org/

  • Four lunar and two solar eclipses in 2009
    http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/OH/OH2009.html



  • Welcome Girl Scout Astronomy Clubs
    Girl Scout Leaders from across the country will gather at Goddard Space Flight Center July 20-30 to learn about
    astronomy and how to set up and run Girl Scout
    Astronomy Clubs in their local councils

Features

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Featured Astronomy Club:

Take a look at our current featured club, Neatherd and Dereham 6th Form College in Norfolk, England!

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Astronomy Picture of the Day,

Courtesy of NASA and MTU

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This week's Sky at a Glance

Courtesy of Sky and Telescope Magazine
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