West Texas Astronomers Midland, Texas

West Texas Astronomers c/o Blakemore Planetarium 1705 W. Missouri Midland, TX 79701-6516 (432)683-2882   FAX: (432)570-7077

Star Party Indicator Public Star Party Status: July 16, 2010 ~8:30 p.m. Observing Session Status: July 9, 2010 8:57 p.m.

Welcome to the home page of the West Texas Astronomers.This page is updated frequently, and new information will be added as time allows. We hope you check back occasionally to see what's going on under our West Texas skies!

The club meets every month on the 2nd Monday (except July, when we hold a picnic) at 7:30 p.m.at the Blakemore Planetarium at the Museum of the Southwest. Here is a map to the Planetarium.

	Tell me about the West Texas Astronomers.		We always have a program at the monthly meeting. Check our Programs List to see what's coming up.
	Want to JOIN the West Texas Astronomers?  Here is our Membership Form.		Some of the past programs have been very informative. See our Archive to look back at what has been presented.
	Once a month on the Friday nearest the 1st quarter moon we host a Public Star Party at the Planetarium. Be sure to check the Star Party Indicator above to make sure we haven't cancelled because of weather.		Highlights of AstroNews, the club newsletter (meeting minutes,articles, etc.) can be found in our Newsletter Archive.
	Links to astrophotography from some of our club members.		Check out the latest Weather for our area.
	Information for Beginners.		Astronomy Links

Below is a list of the current club officers. Please contact any of them for information about amateur astronomy, or for questions about the club.

Member Society of the Astronomical League Southwest Region

Web page maintained by Michael Pierce and Les Blalock.
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