Guest and Members Night Saturday Nov 15 - 4:45 PM CST

Guest and Members Night  

Saturday  November 15 – 4:45 PM Central STANDARD Time

Please check our website for possible weather cancellation

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See link to a Directions Map below -            Do Not Use Google search for directions 

You are invited to join us on Saturday for our Guests and Members observing night at our OBSERVATORY located in rural skies SW of Tulsa.  ( See direction details  below )  Weather permitting, we will have several telescopes set up for you to enjoy the stars, galaxies, and other treasures of the night sky.  Some of our members will have telescope outside for viewing.  You will also have an opportunity to visit the telescope in our observatory dome. When approaching a telescope ask the owner if they are willing to share the views.

Our Guest nights are OPEN to the PUBLIC.   

   Donations are welcomed to help us continue  

   "Bringing the Stars to Eyes of Tulsa since 1937"

   Please Read Details below.

Parking is available on the lot next to the large building to our east. 

Please refer to the driving directions at the end of this event posting.

Come enjoy a night under the stars in our darker rural skies.  Now that we have returned to Standard Time the sun sets shortly after 5:00 PM.  Winter chill is in the air and temperature drops quickly at our rural hilltop location.  A warm coat, cap and even gloves will help you enjoy star gazing on a chilly evening.    You may also like to bring a snack and something to warm to drink.  Please keep children with your group.  Younger children may enjoy a quiet activity of their own.   Please leave pets at home since this is a dark area with with people walking around enjoying the telescopes. 

Our Astronomy club is a volunteer non-profit organization.  Our guests are encouraged to consider a donation to help us with the ongoing expenses so that we can continue to offer opportunities come enjoy the starry night sky.

Please check our WEBSITE HOME PAGE  before heading out as events may have to cancelled due to clouds or other weather conditions.

NOTE: Event may be cancelled if forecasts indicate storms moving in or for extreme cold temperatures 

As the sky darkens the summer constellations still linger in the west display.   The stars of the Summer Triangle linger in the west while the Autumn constellations of Cassiopeia, Andromeda, Perseus and Pegasus are passing overhead.  The winter constellations of Taurus and Orion will begin to rise later in the evening.  You'll want to see the grand Andromeda galaxy M 31 along with numerous star clusters in the area. Saturn and Neptune are visible close together in the ESE.   Our telescopes will provide pleasing views of the star clusters, galaxies and  nebula and  scattered behind the starry foreground.   As a added bonus TWO COMETS may be visible in our telescopes and we should see a few meteors from the Leonid meteor shower that peaks around Nov 17th.  

PLEASE NOTE: If adverse weather is nearby, we may cancel or close earlier.  

PLEASE CHECK OUR WEBSITE FOR CHANGES DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS

 Our observing ground gates will open at 4:45 PM. Guests are asked to park on the lot at the large building next to our observing field.  Please try to arrive before 6:15 PM and drive carefully if arriving after dark.  

 So that we can better prepared for our guests we would a appreciate an RSVP.  You can use our CONTACT TAB option on the TOP of our website bar. Small family or friends’ groups are welcome, but we cannot accommodate large groups at this time. Children MUST be supervised. Quiet activities for restless kids are beneficial.
  
   GUESTS - Please RSVP using the CONTACT TAB at the top of our webpage.

    This allows us to 

Please give us the FIRST & LAST NAME of the primary person.
An EMAIL and contact PHONE number. - Number of - ___ Adults / ___ Children

   If you send an RSVP on Saturday you may not get a reply but you may come anyway.
 
 A DONATIONS box is available to help us with the expenses of the observatory.
Suggested Donation is $ 5 per adult, $ 2 Kids under 6 Free. – Cash is best way.

We also have an ONLINE DONATIONS TAB at the top of our webpage.
 

Location

ACT OBSERVATORY directions -  Follow our map directions  DO NOT USE GPS

Most DIRECT ROUTE – Hwy 75 to 241st St S – some coarse gravel & dirt roads

MOSTLY PAVED ROADS – Hwy 75 to 201st St S – through Mounds OK