🔭 Planetariums, observatories and star parties in Pittsburgh
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Planetariums
- Kamin Science Center Buhl Planetariumkaminsciencecenter.org
Pittsburgh · The science center's planetarium runs daily dome shows, including a story time for young children and a guide to the autumn sky.
Observatories with public nights
- Allegheny Observatoryobservatory.pitt.eduFree
Pittsburgh · The University of Pittsburgh's historic observatory lists a monthly lecture and a birthday event for astronomer John Brashear with family tours and activities.
- Mingo Creek Park Observatory3ap.orgFree
Finleyville · A club-run observatory in Mingo Creek County Park with public solar and night-sky viewing sessions through the club's telescopes, no reservation needed.
- Nicholas E. Wagman Observatory3ap.org
Tarentum · An amateur astronomers' observatory in Deer Lakes Park that holds scheduled public viewing evenings and has a large reflector telescope.
Astronomy clubs with star parties
- Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh3ap.orgFree
Tarentum · A volunteer astronomy club that invites the public to its star parties, usually around the first quarter moon, at its Wagman and Mingo observatories.