Monthly Meetings

Open To The Public & Free To Attend

General membership meetings are open to the public, and are held at Christ Lutheran Church of Alamo Heights on the second Friday of each month. Christ Lutheran Church is located next to Alamo Heights High School. Free parking is available next to Christ Lutheran’s Meeting Hall off of Primrose Place.

Christ Lutheran Church
6720 Broadway St
San Antonio, TX 78209

Coming Up:

 
 
 
January 9, 2026: 

Next Friday, January 9th, Cristina Ramirez of Dark Sky Texas will be presenting to the San Antonio Astronomical Association their important work in preserving the Dark Skies over Texas. The work of Dark Sky Texas focuses on preserving natural night skies by reducing light pollution through education, advocacy, and community action. Dark Sky Texas’ goal is to promote responsible lighting ordinances while highlighting the environmental, economic, and cultural benefits of dark skies for wildlife, human health, tourism, and astronomy. Our speaker will be covering Dark Sky Texas’ new All Sky camera, a sky quality meter whose visual outputs can easily be understood by the public and community decision-makers. Topics will also include Dark Sky Texas’ past accomplishments and future opportunities, along with how you can help support this organization in their efforts to protect our dark skies for current and future generations. Come and join us on January 9th.

 

For those of you new to the Association, our meetings are held monthly, on the second Friday, at the Christ Lutheran Day School and Church in Alamo Heights, 6720 Broadway, San Antonio, 78209. We meet in the school buildings directly behind the church. There is ample parking. The doors open at 6:30 and the presentation begins at 7:30. Come early to meet some of your fellow astronomy enthusiasts, have a cup of coffee and a snack or two and catch up before the presentation.


 
 

Past events:

March  Joint Meeting at the Scobee Planetarium  “Through the Glass Ceiling” by Col. Eileen Colins.

February 11, 2022  “Iogroups: a Howto” by our very own Dwight Jurena

January 14, 2022 “Introduction to Lunar and Planetary Imaging” by our own Jay Messeroff.

13 March 2020 Mars by Dr. Kim Arvidsson    Dr. Arvisson is an Assistant  Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Schreiner University in Kerrville TX

Meeting Structure
Meetings usually start with a social time at 6:45 PM, on the second Friday of every month (with the exception of December, when we hold our Christmas Dinner for members and their guests). If you come earlier you can do a little socializing.

We usually start our program at 7:30 PM.  We begin the General Meeting with some quick introductory announcements followed by the Main Presentation (lecture or video presented by  guest experts or club members).

The next part of the meeting usually includes:

  • Show and Tell, where members share gadgets, books, techniques, etc.
  • The Observing Report, describing the astronomical events for the next month.
  • The Sky Tour, describing what’s where in the sky for the next month.
  • Club business, during which the officers make reports about their activities and areas of responsibility.

BAM-SIG or Beverage After Meeting Special Interest Group
After the meeting many members gather at EZ’s Grill at North New Braunfels and Tanglebriar, two blocks east of the church. On those occasions when the meeting goes too late to meet at EZ’s, members select an alternate nearby restaurant with later hours.

There’s a good deal of socializing before and after meetings, allowing members to put faces with the voices they’ve heard in the dark at observing sessions.