Astronomical Society

Club officers Osmin and Eubin look through one of our club’s telescopes during our Jupiter in Opposition night viewing.

Club officers Jack and Anna present our club at UCLA ‘s New Student Orientation and explain how solar telescopes work.

Club meeting where we played Astro-themed Jeopardy.

The Astronomical Society at UCLA welcomes anyone of any background, from astrophysics students to curious space enthusiasts alike. The club hosts weekly telescope shows on the roof of the Mathematical-Sciences Building, showing off incredible night sky phenomena with the club’s suite of telescopes. Our most popular club activities are  the Professor Talks held by UCLA Faculty who are experts in astronomy, and off-campus trips to stargazing sites around the greater Los Angeles County area. Some of the highlights from the 2022-2023 year were a professor talk with Andrea Ghez, who was awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics, our annual trip to the Griffith Observatory, a meeting where our members explored astrophotography, and special telescope viewings of Jupiter in Opposition and the Comet C/2022 E3 (Z. T. F.). The Astronomical Society continues to plan exciting, educational, and interactive events as we fulfill our mission – to create a welcoming community for people to share their interest in astronomy, educating our members and the general public on scientific concepts, and exploring novel areas in the field of astronomy.