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The Astronomy Club of the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

Find us in the Library - Thursdays at 7:00pm.

Astronomical Events...

Learn about the lunar eclipse that occurred Wednesday, February 20. Lean more at MrEclipse.com. 

Rings Around the Moon
If you were out Monday night around 10:00pm, you might have noticed the large ring around the moon. The magical ring is caused by ice crystals in the upper atmosphere. The ice crystals are hexagonal shaped and are able to bend the light reflected by the moon from the sun at a angle that can be as large a 46°. The belief is the number of stars encircled warn of the days before bad weather.

Albireo: The Star

Albireo is a double star system in the constellation Cygnus, the swan. One of the stars is blue; the other is gold. So, we fondly call it the “Blugold Star”.
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Albireo: The Student Organization

The purpose of Albireo is to promote education in the field of astronomy through campus and community outreach activities and member field trips. Albireo is open to any UWEC student who is interested in astronomy. No prior knowledge of astronomy is necessary. Our members come from a variety of different backgrounds and have a variety of majors. We all want to share the beauty of astronomy! We are a new organization, but we have already accomplished a lot.

Learn more about Albireo's accomplishments, projects, and goals.