Welcome to WNAS Astronomy!

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.

Come See the Stars

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!

Upcoming Star Party Lectures


*** New Lecture Times ***

Observatory doors open at 7:00 PM
Lectures begin at 7:30 PM

Saturday, June 1:
Open House and Telescope Clinic. There will be no lecture. Doors open at Sunset.

Saturday, June 8:
Slide-show lecture "Atlantis, the Lost Continent" by Mike Thomas

Saturday, June 15:
Open House and Telescope Clinic. There will be no lecture. Doors open at Sunset.

Saturday, June 22:
Slide-show lecture "2001, A Space Odyssey" by Mike Thomas

Saturday, June 29:
Open House and Telescope Clinic. There will be no lecture. Doors open at Sunset.

Saturday, July 6:
Open House and Telescope Clinic. There will be no lecture. Doors open at Sunset.