Undergraduate Astronomy Society
UC Berkeley's society for all people who love astronomy.
Star parties, professional development, and fun.
UAS
Star Parties
Campbell Hall and Sidewalk Astronomy
Star Parties
Star Parties are a chance for you to look at the stars - scheduled about once per month, our telescope crew sets up a variety of telescopes on the roof of Campbell Hall to gaze at nebulae, star clusters, planets, and the occasional astronomical event. Always open to the public, we hope to see you and your friends there!
Sidewalk Astronomy
Once per week at night, Telescope Crew brings the UAS Newtonian out onto Upper Sproul to show UC Berkeley the wonders of space - sometimes the moon, sometimes the Pleiades, always something cool! Keep an eye out for announcements or feel free to stop by if you see a telescope on Sproul!
Telescope Crew
Join the coolest most exclusive VIP part of UAS, where you learn how to set up a variety of telescopes - such as the Cassegrain and Newtonian, with this training you’ll be able to help out with Star Parties and Sidewalk Astronomy! Can you really even call yourself an astronomer if you can’t run a telescope?
Professional Development
Research talks, workshops, and More
UAS hosts events and meetings devoted to exposing people to astro research, providing training for useful (and fun) astronomy related skills, and connecting members to astro faculty and department leaders.
Social Events
Movie nights, game nights, and the Cluster program
We host movie nights and game nights to provide a comfortable and engaging environment for astro community members to get to know each other. Our new cluster program aims to promote smaller scale community building by supporting small group informal meetings for younger students and older cluster heads who can provide guidance.