Our mission includes outreach and service beyond the traditional boundaries of academia. We aim to share the excitement of the discoveries of astronomy into the widest possible community, in order to spread appreciation of science, the wonder of discovery, and the process of science education to students and interested people of all ages. Some of these activities are detailed below.
Financial support is available.
An enriching and fun experience for students with a strong interest in science. An amateur astronomy extra-curricular activity at Penn State, the Astronomy Club holds regular Open Houses and Star Parties to pursue their interests in observing the sky. From time to time exciting events generate wide popular interest. Bright comets, meteor showers, eclipses and spacecraft observations have all been targets of past Astronomy Dept. Links to Popular Astronomical Resources There are many beautiful and informative images, databases, and software resources dedicated to astronomy on the World Wide Web.