Featured Activities


Navigating the Night Sky for July 2024 - Monthly Star Maps from the Astronomical League

Navigating the Night Sky for July 2024 - Monthly Star Maps from the Astronomical League

  • Nighttime Event
  • Outside Venue
  • Target Audience
  • Teen, Adult
  • 6/1/2024

The Astronomical League produces monthly star maps in both English and Spanish. We have mirrored downloadable copies of the latest guides inside.

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Solar Eclipse Resources

Solar Eclipse Resources

  • Daytime Event
  • Outside Venue
  • Target Audience
  • Child, Teen, Adult
  • 8/10/2016

Solar eclipses happen on average twice a year somewhere on Earth. These activities show what's happening and why!

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Ways of Knowing: Eclipses Around the World

Ways of Knowing: Eclipses Around the World

  • Daytime Event
  • Inside Venue
  • Outside Venue
  • Target Audience
  • Child, Teen, Adult
  • 3/5/2024

Observing the sky is a part of being human, and eclipses are no exception. These tellings have been entrusted to us, so let us honor the cultures who have shared them with us.

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Popular Activities and Resources


  • Monthly Night Sky Notes [Article to use in Club Newsletters]

    Monthly Night Sky Notes [Article to use in Club Newsletters]

    • Target Audience
    • Teen, Adult
    • 6/17/2024

    NASA's Night Sky Notes are free monthly articles designed for your club's newsletter, website, and other local papers and newsletters, featuring stargazing and NASA science to share with your communities. Find the latest articles- and archives - here!


  • Full Toolkit Manuals - all 13!

    Full Toolkit Manuals - all 13!

    • 6/25/2023

    Find all Toolkit Manuals in one place with all of the activities in the original Toolkits listed in one place


  • List of Ready-Made Presentations for Meetings, Class Visits, and Cloudy Days

    List of Ready-Made Presentations for Meetings, Class Visits, and Cloudy Days

    • Daytime Event
    • Nighttime Event
    • Inside Venue
    • Target Audience
    • Teen, Adult
    • 6/25/2023

    What happens when rain or inclement weather rolls in, and you need to do something with your visitors while you wait for the skies to clear up? Well, after you double check to make sure you've safely stashed your telescope, try out one of these popular ni


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More Resources from NASA

  • astronomy club

    NASA Night Sky Notes Monthly Article

    The NASA Night Sky Network provides these monthly articles about what to observe in the night sky and updates on NASA missions to share with your organization's newsletter or website. You are welcome to check back here by the 25th of each month for the following month's article, or sign up here to be reminded each time a new article is released.

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    Solar System Ambassadors

    NASA's volunteer Solar System Ambassadors are space enthusiasts from various walks of life who are interested in communicating the excitement of space exploration missions with their local communities.

  • Museum Alliance

    Museum Alliance

    NASA's network of informal educators include staff at museums, planetariums, observatories, and more from across the country. The Alliance is a great place to look for partners, collaborators, or even a venue for your own events.