Welcome to the Peninsula Astronomical Society

The Peninsula Astronomical Society (PAS) is a group of Bay Area astronomy enthusiasts of all ages and backgrounds. We hold frequent meetings featuring invited speakers and covering diverse topics in astronomy, organize star parties, and host public observing programs at Foothill Observatory.

Find us also on Meetup.com, where we post all upcoming events: Peninsula Astronomical Society



Foothill Observatory Now Open Weekly

The Foothill College observatory is open for public viewing on the following schedule:

  • Every clear Friday evening, from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. for star gazing
  • Every clear Saturday morning, from 10 a.m. to noon for solar viewing

Since we are still dealing with COVID, we follow Foothill College guidelines, listed below, to enable safe operation of the Observatory for both our public visitors and our PAS telescope operators. We ask that visitors agree to these guidelines before visiting the Observatory, and to direct any questions to info@pastro.org.

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Foothill Observatory on International Observe the Moon Night, October 2022. Photo by Maria Cordell.

FOOTHILL COVID GUIDELINES

The COVID and masking policy for visitingFoothill Observatory is the same as that of Foothill College per their Health & Safety information:
1) Vaccinations are required and 2) masking is strongly encouraged. 

We thank you for your efforts to help keep everyone healthy so that we can continue to offer these free observing events to the public.



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About PAS | PAS Membership | Foothill Observatory | Oak Ridge Observatory | info@pastro.org