Where and when Greensboro Astronomy Club meets: Monthly Friday, 7:30-9 pm
Greensboro Astronomy Club meets Monthly Friday, 7:30-9 pm, Greensboro Science Center, 4301 Lawndale Dr, Greensboro. Visitors are welcome at most club meetings; check the club's site for the next date and any change of room.
The map point is meeting place Greensboro Science Center (approximate): 36.130°N, 79.835°W.
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Where Greensboro Astronomy Club goes to observe
The list does not name a club dark site. Clubs often use the dark sky places below, or a member's rural property.
Public star parties and outreach by Greensboro Astronomy Club
Visitors welcome at meetings; public observing events listed on Night Sky Network.
Loaner telescopes
Many clubs lend telescopes to members, so you can try a type before you buy one.
Help with a new telescope
Bring a scope to a meeting or observing night and members will help set it up and align it.
Dark sites and star parties
Members share their observing sites and travel together to regional star parties.
Dark sky places and observatories near Greensboro Astronomy Club
Nearest dark sky places
| Place | Where | Bortle | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uwharrie National Forest | North Carolina | 4 | 79 km (49 mi) |
| Staunton River State Park | Virginia | 4 | 121 km (75 mi) |
| New River State Park | North Carolina | 3 | 140 km (87 mi) |
| Grayson Highlands State Park | Virginia | 3 | 160 km (100 mi) |
| Natural Bridge State Park | Virginia | 4 | 168 km (105 mi) |
| Holliday Lake State Park | Virginia | 3 | 177 km (110 mi) |
Observatories open to the public within 150 km
- Three College ObservatoryGraham, North Carolina, 42 km (26 mi). Free public nights about monthly late Sep-Jun, reservation required (fill quickly); 60-90 minutes after sunset
- Lucile Miller ObservatoryMaiden, North Carolina, 138 km (86 mi). Catawba Valley Astronomy Club observatory; periodic public nights and library STEAM programs
Other astronomy clubs within 150 km
- Forsyth Astronomical SocietyWinston-Salem, North Carolina, 37 km (23 mi)
- Chapel Hill Astronomical and Observational SocietyChapel Hill, North Carolina, 75 km (47 mi)
- Astronomical Society of Rowan CountySalisbury, North Carolina, 79 km (49 mi)
- Piedmont Amateur AstronomersStatesville, North Carolina, 102 km (63 mi)
- Raleigh Astronomy ClubRaleigh, North Carolina, 113 km (70 mi)
Star parties near Greensboro Astronomy Club
- Green Bank Star QuestGreen Bank, West Virginia, 256 km (159 mi)
- Almost Heaven Star PartyRiverton, West Virginia, 287 km (178 mi)
- Shenandoah Night Sky FestivalLuray, Virginia, 293 km (182 mi)
- Cherry Springs Star PartyCoudersport, Pennsylvania, 639 km (397 mi)
Planning a trip? Astrotourism in North Carolina puts the dark sky places, observatories, clubs, star parties, planetariums and science centers of the state on one map, with the best night out worked out.
Greensboro Astronomy Club among the clubs and observatories of North Carolina
Gold dots are astronomy clubs, green dots observatories open to the public, squares dark sky places; select one for its page. See North Carolina astronomy clubs for the full list.
Greensboro Astronomy Club record
Every value in the astronomy clubs dataset for Greensboro Astronomy Club
| ID | 230 |
|---|---|
| Name | Greensboro Astronomy Club |
| Address | 4301 Lawndale Dr |
| City | Greensboro |
| State | NC |
| Zip | 27455 |
| Country | USA |
| Web | https://greensboroastronomyclub.org/ |
| Meet | Monthly Friday, 7:30-9 pm, Greensboro Science Center, 4301 Lawndale Dr, Greensboro |
| Notes | 40 members |
| Lat | 36.1300 |
| Lon | -79.83500 |
| LatLonSpot | meeting place Greensboro Science Center (approximate) |
| Status | Active |
| PublicNote | Visitors welcome at meetings; public observing events listed on Night Sky Network |
| Sources | https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/events/greensboro/124339/?view=event |
| SQM | 19.0 |
| Bortle | 6 |
From the site's astronomy clubs dataset (clubs_q426). Distances are computed from the coordinates.