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

• 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
• Zodiacal Light and Aurora from Mill Cove
  The Portable Sky Monitoring System, aka “Possums”, was deployed at Mill Cove Nature Center on Friday, March 21, 2025. The… Read more: Zodiacal Light and Aurora from Mill Cove
• Astronomy Resources Page Added
  In response to many requests at our public events, we’ve made a list of astronomy resources in and around the… Read more: Astronomy Resources Page Added

PA Wilds Astronomy Club Events Page