The Pennsylvania Wilds Astronomy Club

We are a newly formed club, doing outreach and educational astronomy events in North-central Pennsylvania. Visit our Upcoming Events page (and news below) for coming events. Use the contact page to ask questions or join our group.

Our events calendar can be found here: https://pawildsastro.org/events/

For the website of our friends at the Strait Planetarium–Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania, Mansfield:

https://www.commonwealthu.edu/campus-life/mansfield/activities-and-organizations/strait-planetarium

For the website of our friends at Step Outdoors: https://stepoutdoors.org

Contact Us: https://pawildsastro.org/home/contact/

News

• Hill Creek Night Sky Viewing This Saturday
  Join us on Saturday, June 27 for a Hill Creek State Park star party.  Important note:  The listed date for this… Read more: Hill Creek Night Sky Viewing This Saturday
• Sunscan Spectroheliograph for STEM Events
  The PA Wilds Astronomy Club received a grant from the Tabor Foundation earlier this year to build a Sunscan Spectroheliograph.… Read more: Sunscan Spectroheliograph for STEM Events
• New Meeting Site
  This winter, the club has moved meetings to be at the new Patterson Trailhead building on Charleston Street in Wellsboro.… Read more: New Meeting Site
• 2026 Astronomical Events
  The following are a list of the interesting astronomical events for 2026 in the PWAC region: March 3: Total lunar… Read more: 2026 Astronomical Events
• Club Adds Loaner Telescopes
  Members of the Pennsylvania Wilds Astronomy Club now can sign out club-owned loaner telescopes. Currently a Meade 90 mm Maksutov… Read more: Club Adds Loaner Telescopes

PA Wilds Astronomy Club Events Page