The Western Nevada Astronomical Society (WNAS) is an amateur astronomer group located in Carson City, Nevada. WNAS is the operating group of the Jack C. Davis Observatory, an open to the public observatory which holds weekly star parties.
The Jack C. Davis Observatory is open every Saturday night (weather permitting), with lectures on the cosmos, open telescopes, and tours of the facilities. There is no fee to participate in these events. Come and enjoy the cosmos with us!
Observatory doors open at 6:30 PM.
Lectures begin at 7:00 PM
Saturday, January 7:
Open House and Telescope Clinic. There will be no lecture. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, January 14:
Slide-show lecture "The Moon" by Mike Thomas
Saturday, January 21:
Slide-show lecture "Rockets" by Mike Thomas
Saturday, January 28:
Slide-show lecture "Dinosaurs" by Mike Thomas
Saturday, February 4:
Open House and Telescope Clinic. There will be no lecture. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Check out our video taken at the observatory for the Red Lunar Eclipse that occurred in December 2010.