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2025 Meeting Dates
10-Jan-25 7:30 PM
7-Feb-25 7:30 PM
7-Mar-25 7:30 PM
4-Apr-25 7:30 PM
3-May-25
National Astronomy Day
5:00 PM
27-Jun-25 7:30 PM
25-Jul-25 7:30 PM
29-Aug-25 7:30 PM
27-Sep-25
Night Under the Stars Fundraiser
5:00 PM
24-Oct-25 7:30 PM
21-Nov-25 7:30 PM

Monthly General Meeting, Friday, October 24th

The Rio Rancho Astronomical Society will host its regular monthly meeting on Friday, October 24th at Rainbow Park Observatory at 301 Southern Blvd. in Rio Rancho (Behind Rainbow Pool).

Our speaker is Kevin Schindler, Historian and Public Information Officer of the world renown Lowell Observatory.   In honor of the approaching centennial of the commissioning of Rt. 66, he will present, via Zoom, “Road to the Stars: Rt.66 and Its Space Heritage.”

The meeting is free and open to the public and telescopes will provided for stargazing after the meeting, weather permitting.

M-27 Dumbell Nebula
Taken by RRAS member William Wnuck
September 2025