For our next public night, Emily Lenhardt, an award-winning teacher and a writer for Astronomy magazine, will make a Zoom presentation directed toward school-age children and their parents. This will be an engaging demonstration of astronomy activities for kids. You'll need to register in advance … READ MORE
ORAS: Building an Exciting Future for Generations to Come -- Come hear the story of how a dream for a better future for all resulted in this unique astronomy facility, housing one of the largest telescopes in Pennsylvania that's available for public observing; and it's … READ MORE
Amateur astro-imager Gary Salisbury will be giving a presentation on processing astrophotography images. He will touch on imaging equipment and discuss techniques to process images. The talk is intended for those who are already imaging, those who want to improve their processing techniques, and those … READ MORE
Pittsburgh astronomer Lou Cohan will give a presentation about the process of studying the 2017 solar eclipse by high-altitude balloon. He will discuss the projec he participated in which involve observing the eclipse using a high-altitude balloon to apture observations and data.
On Saturday, April 16th, starting at 7:00 pm, Dr. Kelly Lepo will be giving a presentation, “What to Expect from the James Webb Space Telescope’s First Images.” The James Webb Space Telescope, NASA's latest flagship space observatory, launched in December 2021, and is ready to … READ MORE
Public night presentation: Lunar and Solar Eclipses, with ORAS member Gary Purinton. Weather permitting, the event will be followed by night sky observing through ORAS' 30-inch telescope. This will be ORAS' first in-person event for over two years. We look forward to welcoming visitors to … READ MORE
Our speaker series will continue with a presentation entitled "Stargazing and Myths: An Introduction to the Constellations and Seasonal Night-Sky Mythology from around the World." The presenter will be an amateur astronomer and ORAS member Larry McHenry. Weather permitting, Larry's talk will be followed by … READ MORE
On Saturday evening, the Oil Region Astronomical Society will have the grand opening of its facility at 4249 Camp Coffman Rd., near Kossuth. The schedule is as follows. 5 - 8:30 PM -- Tour the new facilities and enjoy hotdogs and hamburgers from the grill … READ MORE
Astroblast is a multi-day star party at the Oil Region Astronomy Learning Center. It's located at 4249 Camp Coffman Road, just up the hill from Camp Coffman. Among the featured events is dark sky observing, talks on astronomy-related topics, door prizes, a build-your-own-telescope workshop, and … READ MORE
Public night schedule: 7:00 pm: Site opens to visitors 7:30-8:30 pm: Presentation by Mr. Dean Miskovich -- "Things you may not know about Gas Giants" 8:30-11 pm (weather permitting): Public stargazing through our 30-inch telescope About the presenter: Dean Miskovich is a member of ORAS … READ MORE