Welcome to Houston Astronomical Society

Fostering the science and art of astronomy through programs that serve our membership and the community. Founded in 1955, Houston Astronomical Society is an active community of enthusiastic amateur and professional astronomers with over 70 years of history in the Houston area. Through education and outreach, our programs promote science literacy and astronomy awareness. We meet via Zoom the first Friday of each month for the General Membership Meeting and the first Thursday of the month for the Novice Meeting. Membership has a variety of benefits, including access to a secure dark site west of Houston, special interest groups that focus on particular areas of astronomy, an active community outreach program, and much more. Joining is simple.

What members are saying...2025 01 16

What Members Are Saying.....

1/1/2025

  • John Benner - My astro images from 2024. Looking forward to 2025 and retirement and being able to image any clear night. I hope everybody has a safe and Happy New Year!

1/5/2025

  • Joe Khalaf - This was my first astrophoto ever attempted - Mars, at the 2020 Eldorado Star Party. Bill Flanagan was kind enough to give me some pointers on how to stack and do some processing of the image. This was taken with a 12" LX200GPS with a 3X barlow using an ASI224MC (9144mm of focal length!)

1/7/2025

  • Mike Hooper - Here is M78, OSC broadband. Shot 11-27-24 near Farmington NM. Bortle 2, 5 hours.
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  • Mike Hooper - It contains Barnard Loop, NGC 2112 and 2071 and M78. Shot this last night with my Askar FMA180 Pro. 4:30 total with 180 subs. ASI533 MCPro with L-Extreme filter.

1/10/2025

  • John Benner - The APSIG target of the month. NGC 2237 The Rosette Nebula. since I am out of commission after back surgery on Jan 2. Matt Boerlage was kind enough to send me his narrowband data. I can't thank him enough. Processed in Pixinsight. First image is LSHO. 2nd image was processed in LHSO.