QCAS Meteor Shower Party

Name: QCAS Meteor Shower Party
Start: 2025-08-16T20:00:00-05:00
Location: Pleasant Valley Junior High School

Schedule

Sat, 16 Aug, 2025 at 08:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Pleasant Valley Junior High School | Le Claire, IA

Hello Astronomers!
You are invited to PV Astronomy Club's annual star party and observing night. Together with the Quad Cities Astronomical Society (www.qcastro.org or Facebook: QCAS), we will be hosting our star party at Pleasant Valley Junior High School in Le Claire on Saturday, August 16th starting at sunset (around 8:00 pm). The highlight of the evening will be the Perseid Meteor Shower (one of the best showers of the year - Sky and Telescope article ( https://skyandtelescope.org/observing/the-best-meteor-showers-in-2025/ ) or Space.com article), but we will also have some telescopes set-up to view various astronomical objects such as planets, galaxies, star clusters, and nebulae. Bring your family, your friends, and everyone else. It is free and open to the public. Bring a bag chair, a blanket, and some bug spray. Feel free to bring your own telescope or binoculars, too. Remember not to use white light flashlights near the viewing party as it will ruin night eyes.

We will be behind PVJH near the track. You should park in front of the building (South side) and walk around the side of the building to the track. This way, we don't have bright headlights making it more difficult to observe astronomical objects.
Email Mr. Ian Spangenberg at [email protected] if you have any questions. And follow the QCAS facebook page for possible weather cancellations or other updates.
Hope to see you there! Clear skies,
Ian Spangenberg
PV Astronomy Club