Parsec at the Allegheny Observatory

PARSEC, Pittsburgh's premier Science Fiction & Fantasy Organization, meets on Saturday, June 20th, 2026, from 7:00 to 9:00 pm via ZOOM and IN PERSON at the Allegheny Observatory, 159 Riverview Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA! To Register for the Zoom link, visit https://parsec-sff.org/ or https://bit.ly/PARSECmonthly.

All Parsec events are FREE and open to the Public. (Registrations are requested as space may be limited.) In June, our program will be to learn the history of the Allegheny Observatory atop Observatory Hill north of the city. This will conclude with a tour of the observatory, and Pittsburgh skies-willing, a close-up look at the moon. For those online and/or who cannot make the trip up the 100 steps and tight corridors to the telescope, there will be a further discussion about the observatory and the night sky in the observatory's library.

If you are driving from Pittsburgh on I279 N, take Exit 2 for Hazlett street and turn left on East St., but do NOT turn left on Milroy. Continue on East St. and let your GPS reroute. Check https://www.observatory.pitt.edu/directions for more information.

This historic building is partially handicapped accessible. Please ring the bell next to the door at the top of the ramp. The first floor includes the lecture hall, library, rotunda and workroom.