Introduction to Amateur Astronomy

Introduction to Amateur Astronomy

The Kalamazoo Astronomical Society is excited to announce a FREE five-part lecture series for anyone interested in the hobby of amateur astronomy, starting on January 17th. This series will be conducted online via Zoom. Participants who attend all five sessions in full will receive a Certificate of Completion.

Please visit our website to register.

Part 1: Our Place Along the Infinities

For a long time, the stars were merely pinpoints of light on the black backdrop of the heavens. Before massive mountaintop telescopes came along, all we could observe were the Sun, Moon, planets, their satellites, and the occasional comet. Today we know that those pinpoints of light are distant suns and that we live in a remote corner of one galaxy among billions. For our first presentation, we'll travel through our solar system and explore the star clusters and nebulae of our Milky Way Galaxy and the countless other galaxies in this vast, infinite universe.