Guest and Members Night Sat, Dec. 5th

Guest and Members Night  

Saturday, December 5th – 5:00 PM Central Time

NOTE: Due to issues with parking, we are limited to maximum of 80 registered guests. 

With ongoing construction and changes to our parking area we must limit how many guests that we can accommodate at the observatory. We hope this will only be a temporary limit to our guests being able come out and enjoy our facility and the dark skies.

AWLAYS! check our website, social media, and email (if you registered) for possible weather cancellations. If we cancel we post notices of cancellations several hours before the event start time on social media and our website, and email back anyone who registered.

"Bringing the Stars to Eyes of Tulsa since 1937"

You are invited to join us on Friday 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 telescopes set up 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. Our Astronomy club is an all volunteer 501c3 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 to come and enjoy the starry night sky.

Please refer to the driving directions at the end of this event posting, parking is available at the paved lot next to the large building to our east.

Come enjoy a night under the stars in our darker rural skies, sunset is about 5:11PM.  You may want to bring a snack and something to drink (non-alcoholic beverages). This is also a non-smoking, tobacco free location. Please keep children with your group, younger children may enjoy a quiet activity of their own. Please, NO PETS! Dress accordingly for the weather this time of year as it can get very cold on our hilltop location when the wind is blowing.

The summer constellations have now fallen to the west and the late fall and winter constellations have now taken their place. The Great Square of Pegasus will be high overhead along with Picses just below. Saturn will be near Pisces and will be at a great altitude for some beautiful views. The Andromeda Galaxy (M31) should be high in the north and should be able to be seen in most telescopes, and even binoculars. Our telescopes will be able to show you some great views of the star clusters, galaxies, and nebula that are not visible to the naked eye. You may still catch a glimpse of the Milky Way Galaxy but not like it was during the summer. 

Our observing ground gates will open at 5:00 PM. Guests are asked to park on the lot at the large building next to our observing field. Please try to arrive before 6:00pm, and drive carefully if driving after dark. Please read and follow the STAR PARTY ETIQUETTE while at the event. 

 
GUESTS - So that we can better prepared for our guests we would a appreciate an RSVP. Please RSVP using this CONTACT US/RSVP   link. This helps us plan the evening activities and to let you know of future events. Please give us the FIRST & LAST NAME of the primary person, an EMAIL and contact PHONE number. - Number of - ___ Adults / ___ Children  NOTE: If you send a RSVP late you may not get a timely reply but you will be added to our guest list. You do not have to wait for a reply to attend. Small family or friends’ groups are welcome, but we cannot accommodate large groups at this time. 

A DONATIONS box is available to help us with the expenses of the observatory. Suggested Donation is $ 5 per adult, $ 2 Kids age 6 and up, under 6 Free. – Cash is best way but you also can use the DONATE MENU at the top of our webpage if you prefer.

Location

See link to a Directions Map below - Don't trust Google Maps or Apple Maps automated searches for directions, they have been wrong before. Please verify route is correct via directions below. 

ACT OBSERVATORY directions -  

GOOGLE MAPS  - GOOGLE MAPS HAS NOW BEEN CORRECTED

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