Calendar for The Villages Astronomy Club

March 2026

2nd: Space Academy 6:30pm
Truman Recreation Center Studebaker Room, 2705 Canal Street.

Learn the basics of astronomy and hear news about the latest research.

• 2nd: Observers' Workshop, 7pm.
  Truman Recreation Center Picnic Pavilion, 2705 Canal Street.

  Learn how to choose and use a telescope or binoculars. Our astronomers answer your questions and provide tips on observing the sky. We provide views of the sky to interested onlookers as well. Bring your telescope or binoculars and join us!

• 6th: Executive Directors' Meeting 11am.
  Fishhawk Recreation Center, 2318 Buttonwood Run.

  All members welcome! Join us as we plan future events for the club, including our spring Astronomy Day, Solar Walk development, and our summer outreach schedule.

• 17th: General Meeting: Life & Death of the Stars by Ron Cullum 6:30pm.
  Laurel Manor Recreation Center, 1985 Laurel Manor Drive.

  Join us as member Ron Cullum tells us about how stars form, what makes them follow different paths through their lifetimes as stars, and how their lives end in multiple dramatic and less dramatic ways.

• 18th: Smart Scope Meeting 7:30pm
  Homestead Astronomy Park, 6227 Meggison Road

  Join us at Homestead Astronomy Park for an evening of observation with smart telescopes and astrophotography telescopes. Visual astronomers are welcome as well! We will be discussing different devices and techniques, new product releases, and well as taking images on our smart scopes.

• 21st: Fruitland Park Astronomy 5pm.
  Cales Memorial Soccer Field, 300 Shiloh Street, Fruitland Park, FL.

  See the sky with the Fruitland Park Astronomy Group. Gates open 5pm for solar observers, astro observing begins at dusk. Bring your telescope or come to look through others' scopes. Easy setup off your tailgate. Bring power if required. Public welcome! No Villages ID Required

April 2026

• 3rd: Executive Directors' Meeting 11am.
  Fishhawk Recreation Center, 2318 Buttonwood Run.

  All members welcome! Join us as we plan future events for the club, including our fall speaker schedule, presentation materials development, and our summer outreach schedule.

6th: Space Academy 6:30pm
Truman Recreation Center Studebaker Room, 2705 Canal Street.

Learn the basics of astronomy and hear news about the latest research.

• 6th: Observers' Workshop, 8pm.
  Truman Recreation Center Picnic Pavilion, 2705 Canal Street.

  Learn how to choose and use a telescope or binoculars. Our astronomers answer your questions and provide tips on observing the sky. We provide views of the sky to interested onlookers as well. Bring your telescope or binoculars and join us!

• 15th: Smart Scope Meeting 6pm
  Homestead Astronomy Park, 6227 Meggison Road

  Join us at Homestead Astronomy Park for an evening of observation with electronically assisted astronomy devices. Visual astronomers are welcome as well! We will be discussing different devices and techniques, new product releases, and taking images on our smart scopes.

• 18th: Fruitland Park Astronomy 5pm.
  Cales Memorial Soccer Field, 300 Shiloh Street, Fruitland Park, FL.

  See the sky with the Fruitland Park Astronomy Group. Gates open 5pm for solar observers, astro observing begins at dusk. Bring your telescope or come to look through others' scopes. Easy setup off your tailgate. Bring power if required. Public welcome! No Villages ID Required

• 21st: General Meeting: Exoplanets by Ken Katta 6:30pm.
  Laurel Manor Recreation Center, 1985 Laurel Manor Drive.

  Join us for our monthly General Meeting with a presentation on exoplanets by Vice President Ken Khatta. Learn about the different types of planets we've discovered outside our solar system, how we find them and know that they're actually there!

May 2026

• 1st: Executive Directors' Meeting 11am.
  Fishhawk Recreation Center, 2318 Buttonwood Run.

  All members welcome! Join us as we plan future events for the club, including our 2027 speaker schedule, Solar Walk upgrades, and our summer outreach schedule.

4th: Space Academy 6:30pm
Truman Recreation Center Studebaker Room, 2705 Canal Street.

Learn the basics of astronomy and hear news about the latest research.

• 4th: Observers' Workshop, 8:30pm.
  Truman Recreation Center Picnic Pavilion, 2705 Canal Street.

  Learn how to choose and use a telescope or binoculars. Our astronomers answer your questions and provide tips on observing the sky. We provide views of the sky to interested onlookers as well. Bring your telescope or binoculars and join us!

• 16th: Fruitland Park Astronomy 5pm.
  Cales Memorial Soccer Field, 300 Shiloh Street, Fruitland Park, FL.

  See the sky with the Fruitland Park Astronomy Group. Gates open 5pm for solar observers, astro observing begins at dusk. Bring your telescope or come to look through others' scopes. Easy setup off your tailgate. Bring power if required. Public welcome! No Villages ID Required

• 19th: General Meeting: Can We Mine the Asteroids? by Jim Laurent 6:30pm.
  Seabreeze Recreation Center, 2384 Buena Vista Blvd.

  Note Location Change for May & June! Join us as Jim Laurent gives a presentation on "Can We Mine the Asteroids?" What is waiting for us in the asteroids, how could we get it, and is it worth it?

• Smart Scope Meeting Smart Scope meetings will resume in September.