Hammond Planetarium

09/08/2025

The fall shows are here! Come check out the stars of fall in the Hammond Planetarium at Henry Ford College, Dearborn.

These shows are open to the public and free!

06/11/2025

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Introducing DWARF 3, the world's most portable and all-round smart telescope.

04/18/2025

One of our presenters will be doing a talk in Northville Library on May 5 at 7PM on NASA's Mission to Touch the Sun.

Tickets are still available

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03/31/2025

All,
We are inviting you, our followers/ friends, and your families to attend the Ford Amateur Astronomy Club Annual Conference and Swap Meet.
The event has fantastic presentations and planetarium shows and if you want to pick up some well cared for used astronomy equipment, this is the place to be.
The event will be held this coming Saturday, April 5, at Henry Ford College in Dearborn in the Administration Building which is by the South Entrance to the college.
The event starts at 9 am and ends at 3 PM.
Event contents
General Astronomy Talks
9:30 am: Touching the Sun – Liam Finn NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador
10:45 am: Astronomy: What Can Go Rong? – Ed Halash
12 N Which Eyepiece? – Gordon Hansen
1:30 pm: Astronomy vs Pretty Pictures– Adrian Bradley
Astronomy Technical Talks
9:30 am: Telescope Making – Clay Kessler
10:45 am: Nightscape Photography – Jason Guenzel
12 N: Seestar S50 & S30 – Sean Pickard
1:30 pm: Space-Time – Tim Campbell NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador
Planetarium Shows
10:45 am, Noon & 1:30 pm FAAC Members - First come first serve basis
Swap Meet
All Day. Used astronomy items will be on sale…Telescopes, Eyepieces, Cameras, Binoculars, Mounts, Software, Books, and Accessories, etc.
Admission: $7.00 (children 15 and younger are Free / but must be accompanied by an adult at all times)
All talks and planetarium shows are included in the price.

You can download the official flyer here

07/19/2024

All,

There will be observing at the Observatory at the University of Michigan Dearborn campus tonight starting at 10PM.

If you are free and want to see a professional observatory and see some of the night sky come join us

Public nights allow visitors to experience the wonder of the night sky using the Observatory's telescopes with the help of the Observatory's staff of astronomers. Learn about the Moon, the planets, stars, nebulae and galaxies and see them yourself through our telescopes. •    Observing sessio...

05/11/2024

Last night's Aurora Borealis over Michigan. This is the night's images turned into a timelapse.
Taken from an all-sky camera which takes a 30-second exposure every 30 seconds all night.

Everything moving top to bottom is Aurora, at times it appears like very thin clouds moving from top to bottom.

Enjoy

05/04/2024

May the 4th be with you always

04/13/2024

Tomorrow Night 4/13/24 at 8PM. The Ford Amateur Astronomy Club will be holding its first public observation night at Spring Mill Pond in Island Lake State Recreational Area. If you have a telescope and need help, bring it along ay 7PM. If you don't have a telescope and just want to observe with us, feel free to come along and we will be happy to share views through our telescopes.

Anyone who wants to be notified about the Ford Amateur Astronomy Club public events can sign up to our notification mailing list by sending an email to FAACEvents+[email protected] and you will be notified when we hold public events.

02/16/2024

There are still seats available for my talk tomorrow in the Plgmouth District Library . The topic is the the topic is the solar eclipse which will happen on April 8th of this year. The library will also be issuing free eclipse glasses for those that attend so check out the link below to reserve your free seat.

If you are an astronomy enthusiast or simply curious about rare astronomical events, you won't want to miss this presentation on Syzygy Syzygy, besides being a fun word to say, is a rare alignment of three celestial bodies. In this presentation, we will explore the science and wonder behind this inc...

09/24/2023

Astronomy At The Beach fundraising Winners

Grand Prize 8" Celestron Telescope - Ticket 230327
Private Star Party - Ticket 230293
Private Planetarium Show - Ticket 230192
Andromeda Galaxy Image - Ticket - 230129
Whirlpool Galaxy Image - Ticket 230276
Dumbbell Nebula Image - Ticket 230393
Iris Nebula Image - Ticket 230233

Congratulations to all the winners of the Astronomy At The Beach fundraising Raffle.

We hope to see you all at next year's event with more telescopes, more talks and more raffle prizes.

Special thanks to for donating our grand prize and also to the local astronomers that donated the astrophotography Images.

We look forward to seeing everyone in 2024 at the 28th Astronomy At The Beach

09/22/2023

is about to begin. Tonight and tomorrow . Join us to observe the night sky, Join at their table and learn about NASW missions, and