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1 Nov. 2025
The Beaver Moon Joins Saturn in the Constellation Aquarius

Illustration created with SkySafari and PowerPoint software

2 Nov. 2025
Daylight Saving Time Ends

6 Nov. 2025 – Club Meeting Presentation
— Thursday night, 7:00 – 8:30 p.m.

This free speaker presentation will be offered in-person at the
UNC-Asheville Reuter Center and virtually online. Registration is not required; use this Zoom link to watch the presentation remotely.

Although parking for this meeting at the Reuter Center is free, you must register your vehicle with a “Visitor 5pm – 6am” permit type
at this link. Once registration is complete, visitors will not need to print or display a permit; the system utilizes camera-based License Plate Recognition technology. All vehicles must park front-end in, so that the license plate is visible.

James Webb Space Telescope: The Story So Far

– presented by
Maggie Connelly
,

Planetarium Specialist at Roper Mountain Science Center

After nearly four groundbreaking years in space, what has the James Webb Space Telescope revealed about our universe? Join us for a captivating journey through space and time as we explore the incredible discoveries made by this revolutionary observatory! Read more…

Two Public Star Gazes in November

Image credit: club member Alan Davis – taken at Lookout Observatory

Continue to check this home page as weather could change the venue or postpone and possibly cancel a star gaze. Check again after 4:00 p.m. on the afternoon of the observing session for the latest info and update.




14 Nov. 2025 — Friday night — The location for this star gaze will be Lookout Observatory on the UNC Asheville campus, with a weather backup date of Saturday, 15 November. While the event is free and open to everyone, pre-registration is required to attend. To learn more about how to register, please visit the UNCA Lookout Observatory website here. Sunset occurs at 5:23 p.m., with shuttle service beginning about 6:00 p.m.

21 Nov. 2025 — Friday night — This public star gaze will be held at Grassland Mountain Observatory in Madison County, with a weather backup night of Saturday, 22 November. This event is free and open to everyone — registration is not necessary to attend. A temporary gate code, required for entry, will be provided here on the day of the star gaze by 4:00 p.m. Directions to Grassland Mountain Observatory can be found here. These star gazes normally conclude about 3 to 4 hours after sunset, and visitors are not permitted to stay past the conclusion time. Sunset occurs at 5:19 p.m.

16/17 Nov. 2025
Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks

Illustration courtesy of
SKY & TELESCOPE