The AAA offers astronomy related courses at beginner and intermediate levels. Some meet for six weeks, others for four and two weeks. Single session classes are sometimes scheduled. At this time classes are online via Zoom. Check course descriptions below.
The tuition for a 6-week course is $75 for AAA members, $85 for non-members. For a 4-week course it’s $50 and $ 60. For a single fee-based class it’s $12.5 and $20.
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Registration opens three weeks before the start date and closes two weeks after the first class. Class members can review the material or catch up if they were absent by watching class recordings. Links to the recordings are sent to class members and posted in the class’ Google Classroom (GC) after each meeting. Recordings remain available for about four weeks after the course ends.
FREE COURSES
- Occasionally single talks are offered without tuition.
- Our introductory 6-session courses, Astronomy 101 and Astronomy 102, are now free to members. These will be posted below.
Basics of Stars, Galaxies, Cosmos (2025)
ZoomFREE to AAA members. $30 for non-members.
Online, 7-9 PM, Wednesdays Jan. 29, Feb. 5, 12, 19, 26; March 5
Click on title above for details.
Predicting & mapping eclipses. How is it done?
ZoomTwo evenings two days apart. Tues., Feb. 18 and Thurs., Feb. 20. 7 PM online.
(Class 1) Review of factors behind solar eclipses and their 18-year Saros Cycle.
(Class 2) What factors, data, and calculations determine the path, map, and timing predictions of an eclipse?.
Click title above for details. $20/$30
The amazing, new electronic telescopes (2025)
Single class. Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, 7-8:30 PM, Online
Introduction to the design, operation, and images of radically new telescopes.
$10/$20. Click title above for details.
Accessing the class
When registering in the TICKETS window you must first select the number desired.
Once registration is completed, a confirmation email is sent. It contains the link to the Google Classroom (GC) which is vital, containing a Welcome letter and the link to the Zoom classes. Immediately click on the GC link so you are added to the roster of the class.
Classes under construction or consideration
- Touring the cosmos using Stellarium.
- Basics of Astronomy and the Solar System (“Astronomy 101”) Fall 2025. These six lectures are now free to members.
- Tour of the Spring Sky. March 2025
- Current Missions. Review of ongoing space programs. 2025
- Astronomy Before The Telescope, April 2025
- Presentations from “Gateway” project – remote telescopes in Texas & Chile. Scheduled bimonthly as free events.
- Night Sky Photography using cameras not telescopes. May 2025
- Urban Astrophotography: Solar System Imaging. Fall 2025
- Stellarium Workshop, astronomy computer app simulating the sky. 2025
Got an idea for a class? Please let us know!
We’re eager to receive suggestions about classes, including topics that may not have been addressed yet. Also we encourage members to present individual talks or classes on subjects they are familiar with and would be willing to share with other members. Send an email to [email protected] with your suggestions and topics you’d be able to present.
Past classes
Pricing
A request for a fee reduction due to hardship is welcome and should be sent to [email protected].