EVENT LIST
Events
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Venus & Regulus Evening Conjunction
The brilliant planet Venus and the brightest star in Leo the loin, Regulus can be seen less than 1 degree apart from each other low in the West after sunset this evening.
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Crescent Moon, Mars & Pleiades Converge
Early on the morning of July 11, 2026 wake up early to see an amazing sight rising in the eastern morning sky. The Pleiades open star cluster (M45) the crescent Moon, red Mars and the bright orangish star Aldebaran in Taurus will be putting on a fantastic show together. Uranus will be in the mix … Continue reading Crescent Moon, Mars & Pleiades Converge
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Palo Pinto Mountains SP Star Party
Palo Pinto Mountains State Park 100 Park Road 77, Strawn, TX, United StatesPalo Pinto Mountains State Park near Strawn, TX will have a star party hosted by the Fort Worth Astronomical Society on Saturday evening July 11, 2026 @ 9:00 p.m. Weather permitting. The star party is held in the parking lot of the "Main Trailhead." Check the PPMSP web site for a printable map in PDF … Continue reading Palo Pinto Mountains SP Star Party
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New Moon
The new moon happens when the moon is in between the Earth and the Sun on its orbital path. The new moon is described as invisible because the part of the moon that is illuminated by the Sun is not facing the Earth. Only the dark side of the moon is visible.
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Full Moon
A full moon is opposite the sun in its orbit around Earth. Its sunlit side is entirely visible from Earth. The moon appears full to the eye for two to three nights. However, astronomers regard the moon as full at a precisely defined instant, when the moon is exactly 180 degrees opposite the sun in … Continue reading Full Moon
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Dinosaur Valley State Park Star Party
Dinosaur Valley State Park 1629 Park Rd 59, Glen Rose, TX, United StatesDinosaur Valley State Park in Glen Rose, TX will have a star party hosted by the Fort Worth Astronomical Society on Saturday evening August 8, 2026, 8:00 p.m. weather permitting. Please see the link below for more information. Park Entrance Fees Adult Day Use: $8 Daily Child 12 Years and Under: Free
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Palo Pinto Mountains SP Star Party
Palo Pinto Mountains State Park 100 Park Road 77, Strawn, TX, United StatesPalo Pinto Mountains State Park near Strawn, TX will have a star party hosted by the Fort Worth Astronomical Society on Saturday evening August 8, 2026 @ 9:00 p.m. Weather permitting. The star party is held in the parking lot of the "Main Trailhead." Check the PPMSP web site for a printable map in PDF … Continue reading Palo Pinto Mountains SP Star Party
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Perseid Meteor Shower Peak
This year, the peak of the Perseids is expected on the nights of August 12th and 13th.
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New Moon
The new moon happens when the moon is in between the Earth and the Sun on its orbital path. The new moon is described as invisible because the part of the moon that is illuminated by the Sun is not facing the Earth. Only the dark side of the moon is visible.
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Total Solar Eclipse
The first total solar eclipse for mainland Europe since 1999 is visible from parts of Russia, Greenland, Iceland, and Spain. This eclipse isn't visible in the DFW area but regions seeing, at least, a partial eclipse include: Europe, North Asia, North/West Africa, much of the northeast in North America and the northern portions of the Pacific, … Continue reading Total Solar Eclipse