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The Springfield Astronomical Society (SAS) is a not for profit organization created to increase the pleasure and understanding of astronomy among amateurs. The Springfield Astronomical Society engages in four basic missions:

Shared observational experiences
Public educational outreach
Community Service
Scientific research

05/30/2026

🌧️❌ STAR PARTY CANCELED ❌🌧️

Unfortunately, due to inclement weather and unfavorable observing conditions, tonight's Star Party at Fellows Lake has been canceled.

While we're disappointed that the clouds aren't cooperating, the safety of our members and guests comes first, and unfortunately telescopes and thunderstorms don't mix very well! ⛈️🔭

We appreciate everyone's enthusiasm and support, and we look forward to seeing you at a future Springfield Astronomical Society event when the skies are clearer.

Keep looking up—the stars will be waiting for us! ✨🌙

Thank you for your understanding.

05/28/2026

We want to share a quick update: Fellows Lake Marina does require a $10 parking fee for all visitors, including those attending the Star Party event this Saturday. We’re so sorry for any confusion. We truly appreciate your understanding and can’t wait to see you under the moonlight. Fellows Lake

05/20/2026

🌕🚣 Moonlight Paddle & Star Party at Fellows Lake 🔭✨

Join us for a peaceful evening under the stars at the Moonlight Paddle on May 30th at Fellows Lake! There’s something truly magical about being out on the water beneath the moonlight with the night sky overhead. 🌌

The Moonlight Paddle is hosted by Fellows Lake and does require a paid registration to participate in the paddle portion of the event. Please use the link below for details and registration:

https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/cityutilitiesfellowslake/items/720617/calendar/2026/05/?flow=no&full-items=yes&fbclid=IwVERDUAR6bCNleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAwzNTA2ODU1MzE3MjgAAR4ungs-pIWRA1WqL6IP_Dp_1_zYlCikstJrth9rm_qU3qVi8lVBZnEhEZdnHQ_aem_HGxig4IKarrTR2mar9Q47w

The Springfield Astronomical Society will also be bringing telescopes out for public viewing throughout the evening 🌙✨

Come explore the Moon, stars, planets, and whatever celestial treasures the night sky has in store. Whether you paddle or just stop by for stargazing, we’d love to see you there!

Start Time: 7pm
Off the lake by 11:30 pm
Out of the park by Midnight

05/17/2026

We had a "pop up" star party at Dan Kinney park in Springfield Saturday night (5/16/2026). We had 5 scopes set up, and were able to show the public Venus, Jupiter, M44, and other objects. For a "pop up" event without much promotion ahead of time we had quite a few people show up to look through our scopes. Unfortunately, I only got one picture of a part of our set up.

05/17/2026

From the Astronomical League!

01/17/2026

January 16, 2026 Outreach at McBride Elementary.

Springfield Astronomical Society participated in McBride Elementary School's annual STEAM night on January 16, 2026. We set up telescopes in the school gym and allowed students and parents to look through them, and we set up a table where we displayed slideshows of astrophotos, and some printed ones as well. We also answered student's and parent's questions as well as discussing telescopes, optics, light pollution, and other astronomy related topics.

12/04/2025

Here is a link to a telescope that is for sale locally on Marketplace. Check it out if you are looking for a new scope.

https://www.facebook.com/share/1GoibaSFcY/?mibextid=wwXIfr&__cft__[0]=AZU-FkZgc-I9PDH4H5VNGlqAQDpJFpEFhgT-MSco8mH5slU_pbi7b2Mpqr5_bxn04JdF1bGIKUvbloDViL6oQS3bEWqEo_QHnhyWYaYQgZVxiw6iUAs_79yFcGDJYwXtJsyFrfGb_pkmZjKTvdJQ9Uy7rdkjirbzFI8PQOKjIPA_lA

12/04/2025

We held the year's last of our beginning astronomy series of classes in support of the Library Telescope Program on Monday Dec. 1, 2025. The subject was Binocular Astronomy presented by Kurt Clement. It was a cold snowy evening and that probably affected attendance, but it was a great class, the attendees seemed quite interested, and asked good questions. We had a wide array of types and sizes of binoculars on display, and a couple of mounts as well.

Be sure to keep an eye out for our astronomy classes next year!

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Springfield, MO
65804

Website

https://springfieldastronomy.org/

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