(Updated 2025-11-09)
Recent events:
- October 3 – First Fridays with TLC at Three Bear Acres (Creedmoor)
- Coordinator: Ana V
- October 4 – International Observe the Moon Night – Dillard Drive MS (Raleigh)
- Coordinator: Steve B
- Volunteers: Doug, Blair, Chris, Barton, and Steve B
- Recap: Steve B –
RAC along with the NC Museum of Natural Sciences hosted an International Observe the Moon Night event at Dillard Drive Middle School tonight. About ~70 kids and parents got an opportunity to observe the Moon and Saturn. The Moon being close to full washed out most dark sky objects and dew set in by 08:00PM on an otherwise clear sky. The attendees were wowed by the views and the school organizers were extremely grateful for our participation.
- October 4 – International Observe the Moon Night – Peach Road Park (Raleigh)
- Coordinator: Mike K
- Volunteers: Jesus, Susan, Dean, Dana, Mike K, Amy S
- Recap: Amy S –
Thanks for the support of the Peach Road Park 10/4 Int’l Observe the Moon Night event. The Mexican Consulate and the park are going with an estimate of 200 attendees. That might be on the high side, but I definitely had great conversations with quite a few people at the welcome table.
- October 15 – The Willard Rooftop (Raleigh)
- Coordinator: Susan
- Volunteers: Susan, Dean, Chris C, Blair
- October 18 – Stargazing on Tap Star Party (Cameron)
- Coordinator: Steve B
- Volunteers: Alan, Sally, Wyatt, Steve B
- Recap: Steve B –
About 30 people came out for stargazing in Cameron Saturday night. It was dark enough to see a faint Milky Way near the zenith, although everything dewed up by 08:00PM. Saturn, M31, and various clusters and nebula were observed. My attempt to find Comet Lemmon visually failed, but a local who brought out their Unistellar telescope got a very good image.
Upcoming events:
- November 7 – First Fridays with TLC at Three Bear Acres (Creedmoor)
- Coordinator: Naveen
- Volunteers registered:
- telescopes: 5/15
- floaters: 5/5
- November 13 – The Hartwell (Raleigh)
- Coordinator: Steve B
- Volunteers registered:
- telescopes: 3/4
- floaters: 0/3
- November 15 – Scouts – Camp Campbell (Clarksville, VA)
- Coordinator: Matt L
- Volunteers registered:
- telescopes: 1/5
- floaters: 0/3
- November 20 – Washington ES Math and Science Night (Raleigh)
- Coordinator: Steve B
- Volunteers registered:
- telescopes: 1/4
- floaters: 0/3
- December 3 – The Willard Rooftop (Raleigh)
- Coordinator: Steve B
- Volunteers registered:
- telescopes: 2/3
- floaters: 0/3
- December 5 – First Fridays with TLC at Three Bear Acres (Creedmoor)
- Coordinator: Ana V
- Volunteers registered:
- telescopes: 0/15
- floaters: 0/5
- January 15 – Museum of Life and Science Teen Science Club (Durham)
- Coordinator/presenter: Tony V
- January 24 & 25 – Astronomy Days (Raleigh)
- Coordinator: Chris C
- January 29 – Buckhorn Creek ES (Holly Springs)
- Coordinator: Marshall S
- Volunteers needed (registration opens December 29):
- telescopes: 5
- floaters: 4
- RAC table: 1
- February 10 – Scotts Ridge ES Steam Night (Apex)
- Coordinator: Steve B
- Volunteers needed (registration opens January 10):
- telescopes: 5
- floaters: 4
- March 7 – Astronomy Night at Joyner Park (Wake Forest)
- Coordinator: Steve B
- Volunteers needed (registration opens February 7):
- telescopes: 4
- floaters: 3
Notes:
The Outreach Committee is looking for volunteers to coordinate events and assist at events with or without a telescope. To join the committee send a blank email to [email protected]. Any club member is welcome, regardless of experience level. We will train you! To volunteer for an event, register via the RAC Calendar event entry.
Event coordinators: please send an email after the event to [email protected] indicating:
- How many RAC members volunteered.
- Estimate of how many attendees were present.
- Brief synopsis of the event: what interesting things were observed, attendee reactions, host impressions, etc.
