August 3, 2026

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MVAS Events Coordinator Steve Hildenbrandt helps light a giant bonfire (ahh!) at the 2025 Caesar Creek Meteor Shower Campout

The Dark Sky Ohio Chapter educating the public on the impact of light pollution during the 2025 Caesar Creek Meteor Shower Campout

The sun on August 9, 2025. Photo taken by MVAS member Marcus with a 50mm Double Stack.

MVAS member Marcus lights his torch at the Caesar Creek Meteor Shower Campout

MVAS member Marcus lights his torch at the 2025 Caesar Creek Meteor Shower Campout

Steve, Events & Outreach Coordinator, reminds the public that binos are cool, too!

MVAS Member Trevor wows the public with his yard cannon

Staring at the bright, bright Sturgeon Moon at the Caesar Creek State Park's Meteor Shower Campout

Club members Marcus and Tony looking prepared for their grounds-keeping duties.

Club members Rick and Jerry preparing for grounds-keeping at JBO

John, JBO Chairperson, hunts the camera man with a leaf blower.

2025's Messier Marathon winners. From left to right: Dave (not a winner, just there for support), Marcus (2nd place), Erin (3rd place), and Alex (1st place)

A happy raffle prize winner! See? Going to the General Meetings is exciting!

Liz, Kyle, Alex, Marcus, and Jerritte sit inside the Day Lodge during 2025's second rainy stargaze at John Bryan

Marcus and Jack during a chilly winter stargaze in 2024 at Aullwood Metro Park

Jack hard at work at the observatory setting up varmint protection. Steve (the boss) tells him what to do while relaxing with some coffee.

Mark, MVAS member being presented with a certificate from IDA's Traci Cardinal

The aurora captured in Kettering

John points at his Unitron while Patrick stares in (maybe) amazement during the Washington Mill Stargaze

Liz and Kyle being presented with their very first Astro League Outreach Awards!

Thomas sets up for the Washington Mill Stargaze!

Club member Jerry and a Washington Mills Parks employee just before 2024's stargaze

Marcus setting up at the Boy Scout Stargaze at Camp Birch in 2024

MVAS members standing in a parking lot before a stargaze

Several MVAS members just before mentally preparing for an ultra-packed fall stargaze out at John Bryan State Park

John and Joyce at 2024's Cincinnati Scope Out!

John and Joyce standing next to their Unitron during 2024's Cincinnati Scope Out!

John getting his Unitron ready during the Cincinnati Scope Out

Many telescopes on display during the Scope Out!

The sun is setting, but the moon is visible at the Caesar Creek Meteor Campout.

Setting up scopes during 2024's Caesar Creek Meteor Campout

Sungazing at Caesar Creek State Parking during 2024's Meteor Campout

Kyle and Liz guarding the MVAS booth during the 2024 Dayton Air Show

2024 Vandalia Sungaze—sometimes it's fun to look at the sun!

Astronomers know how to have fun!

Several people are looking through telescopes during the daytime

Everyone (safely) looking at the sun during a sungaze out at the John Bryan Observatory

Joyce standing next to the Unitron during 2024's Washington Mill stargaze

Some people looking up, while other people are looking down during 2023's Cub Scout Camporama Stargaze

Club member Jack explaining something IMPORTANT during 2023's Cub Scout Camporama Stargaze

Club members huddle inside the observatory "warm room" during a chilly Members' Night.

Thomas, MVAS Treasurer, prepares the MVAS library out at the John Bryan Observatory

A mid-summer Members' Night

Cub Scouts at Cricket Holler, May 6, 2023

Chabad of Greater Dayton, December 3, 2022

Our first club outreach since the end of 2019, and the beginnings of the COVID pandemic. Fortunately, the skies cooperated wonderfully last night; the spring weather has been such a challenge. We would like to thank the Wright State University Astronomy Club for inviting us to support their university event. The crowd was great, engaged, and curious. Hearing guests gasp and wonder at the Moon, Pleiades, Orion’s Nebula, Whirlpool Galaxy, and other objects was long lost music for our ears.

With the waxing gibbous moon rising above the trees MVAS members are setting up for a stargaze on the evening of July 13, 2019, at John Bryan State Park near Yellow Springs, Ohio. The MVAS has been conducting these stargazes at the park for over 40 years. Many thanks to those who volunteer their time and support!

Twilight deepens at the start of a recent MVAS outreach event at the Eichelberger Amphitheater at The Heights on the evening of July 9, 2019. Many thanks to all who helped make this a wonderful stargaze!

Representatives of the Miami Valley Astronomical Society and the Wright Memorial Public Library during the presentation of a new library loan telescope on Saturday, November 2, 2019. The telescope, a 4.5” Newtonian, was provided by the Astronomical League and modified specifically for the library loan program by MVAS member Jim Ventling. Jim has adapted several library loan telescopes for Greene County public libraries and this is the first library loan telescope in the Miami Valley that is available outside of Greene County. We hope that it helps to introduce the wonders of the night sky to everyone that borrows it!

MVAS members hosting a public stargaze at the Wright Library in Oakwood on June 10th, 2019. Although it stayed light until fairly late our visitors enjoyed viewing the moon in the deepening twilight. Thanks to all that helped with this event!

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