Dark Sky Awareness Events
Thanks to all who participated in the International Dark Sky Week events that we co-sponsored with our friends from DarkSky Olympic Peninsula (DSOP)!
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BPO Book Club
Next meeting on Zoom on May 26th from 6 – 7 pm and the book is: The End of Night – Searching for Natural Darkness in an Age of Artificial Light by Paul Bogard.
Second Saturday Science Talk: Ngā Tohunga Whakatere – The Navigators
Join us at Battle Point Observatory Saturday, May 9 at 7:00 pm for our monthly Second Saturday Science Talk! Star Party to follow if skies are clear.
May Saturday Planetarium Shows
Our weekly planetarium shows continue this month on May 9, 16, 23 & 30 at 12:30 and 2:30! There will be only one show at 2:30 pm on May 2 due to BI Parks Carnival event.
Astrophotography Special Interest Group
Ever thought of dipping your toes into astrophotography? Want to chat with other astrophotographers? The next meeting of the Battle Point Observatory’s Astrophotography Special Interest Group will be on Saturday, April 18, at 11 AM in the Gardiner Library inside of the Battle Point Observatory (Please note this is not on the usual second Saturday of the month).
The Deer Lick Group and Stephan’s Quintet
This photograph was imaged using the Battle Point Observatory’s new rooftop telescope system by member Cole Rees and processed by member Chuck Wraith.
WHAT’S UP(COMING)! – Observation Calendar May-Jul 2026
Source for events and links below are In-The-Sky.org, Dominic Ford, Editor. The links provide details for each event including a scale on how difficult they are to observe.
Orion, the Moon, Earth
NASA’s Orion spacecraft captures the Moon and the Earth in one frame during the Artemis II crew’s deep space journey at 6:39 p.m. ET on the sixth day of the mission. The right side of NASA’s Orion spacecraft is seen lit up by the Sun. A waxing crescent Moon is visible behind it. And then, a crescent Earth, tiny compared to the Moon, is about to set below the Moon’s horizon on the right. Credit: NASA