Venus Transit

We're planing for the early-June Venus transit, more details on an event soon.

Regular Monthly Meeting

The regular meeting of the AAAA will be held on Saturday, May 19^th at 7:30 PM in the Story County Conservation Center, at McFarland Park .

Topic: Telescopes 101

This will be our introductory program on telescopes. We will present information on the types, advantages, and relative costs of a variety of telescopes. All the major types, refractors, reflectors, cassegrains, and binoculars will be on display so we can look at and through them and discuss their attributes. If you would like help or advice on setting up or using your own telescope this would be a perfect time for you to bring in your own. Anyone thinking of buying a telescope would also benefit from our discussion. Weather permitting, we can go out to the observatory after the meeting for a look at some of the night's astronomical delights.