Visitor taking a photo of the Moon
with her phone at a Science Museum Skywatch

Upcoming Events

EventDateDetails
RAS monthly meetingApr. 8Our monthly meeting will be held at the Science Museum of Virginia (in the Thalhimer Theater) and online at 7:30 pm. We will open the video conference at 7:00 PM at this link for people to chat, if they like, and keep it open after the meeting. Please join us if you can.
RAS Outreach EventMay 9Held on the front lawn of the Science Museum, 2500 W Broad, Richmond. Start time is around 5 pm.
Saturday Under the StarsApr. 19We have clouds in the forecast for Saturday evening, April 19, so we have decided to cancel our Saturday Under the Stars event at Powhatan State Park. Please join us for the next one at Powhatan on May 31 if you can.

You can find a full list of venues on the Venue Page


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