FLORIDA CALENDAR OF ASTRONOMY-RELATED EVENTS
THE EVENTS LISTED BELOW ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE HERE; GO TO THE LINKS TO SEE IF THEY ARE STILL ON.  EVENTS ARE OFTEN 'WEATHER PERMITTING'. 
E-mail events to reachjasonh@ (add gmail.com) 
2023
​Sat 3/18/ 7 PM - Central Florida Astronomical Society Meeting (in-person this month) in the same building as the Seminole State College Planetarium in a classroom (the planetarium itself is closed for repairs and updating). Sanford, FL - they plan to have a special guest this month.
EVENTS I SEE ON THE NASA NIGHT SKY NETWORK 
​Sat 3/11/23 - 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM ET
Hallstrom Planetarium Shows
club event
Treasure Coast Astronomical Society
IRSC Hallstrom Planetarium
3209 Virgina Ave
Building N
Fort Pierce, FL

https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/event-view.cfm?Event_ID=126992

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Sat 3/18/23 - 8:30 PM - 10:45 PM ET
MOSI March SkyWatch
observing event
MOSI Observe the Sky Initiative
Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) Tampa
4801 E. Fowler Ave.
Tampa, FL


https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/event-view.cfm?Event_ID=127339

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Sat 3/18/23 - 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM CT
Florida Caverns Astronomy night
club event
Tallahassee Astronomical Society
Florida Caverns State Park
3345 Caverns Rd
Marianna, FL

https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/event-view.cfm?Event_ID=130318

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Mon 3/20/23 - 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM ET
TAS Monthly Meeting
club event
Tallahassee Astronomical Society
Challenger Learning Center
200 South Duval Street
Tallahassee, FL

https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/event-view.cfm?Event_ID=128054

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Fri 3/24/23 - 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM ET
Stargazing at Woodville Branch Library
community event
Tallahassee Astronomical Society
Woodville Branch Library
8000 Old Woodville Road
Tallahassee, FL

https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/event-view.cfm?Event_ID=127864

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Sat 3/25/23 - 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM ET
Public Stargazing
community event
Suncoast Stargazers, Inc.
Robinson Preserve
10299 9th Avenue Northwest
Bradenton, FL

https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/event-view.cfm?Event_ID=131190

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Sat 3/25/23 - 6:00 PM ET
Public Observing
observing event
Southwest Florida Astronomical Society, Inc.
Seahawk Park
1030 Northwest 28th Street
Cape Coral, FL

https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/event-view.cfm?Event_ID=128889

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Sat 3/25/23 - 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM ET
FSU Physics Dep Open House
community event
Tallahassee Astronomical Society
FSU Physics Building
77 Chieftain Way
Tallahassee , FL

https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/event-view.cfm?Event_ID=128545

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Sat 3/25/23 - 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM ET
Hallstrom Planetarium Shows
club event
Treasure Coast Astronomical Society
IRSC Hallstrom Planetarium
3209 Virgina Ave
Building N
Fort Pierce, FL

https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/event-view.cfm?Event_ID=126993

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Tue 3/28/23 - 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM ET
TCAS Club Meeting
club event
Treasure Coast Astronomical Society
IRSC Hallstrom Planetarium
3209 Virgina Ave
Building N
Fort Pierce, FL

https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/event-view.cfm?Event_ID=127400

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Fri 3/31/23 - 8:30 PM - 9:00 PM ET
Quarter Moon Viewing
community event
Tallahassee Astronomical Society
Cascades Park
605 Suwannee St
Tallahassee, FL

https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/event-view.cfm?Event_ID=128027

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Sat 4/1/23 - 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM ET
Skies Over Tallahassee Planetarium Show
community event
Tallahassee Astronomical Society
Challenger Learning Center
200 South Duval Street
Tallahassee, FL

https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/event-view.cfm?Event_ID=128041

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Sat 4/1/23 - 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM ET
Public Stargazing
community event
Suncoast Stargazers, Inc.
The Bay Park Conservancy
655 North Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FL

https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/event-view.cfm?Event_ID=131242

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Thu 4/6/23 - 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM ET
Monthly Meeting
club event
Southwest Florida Astronomical Society, Inc.
Calusa Nature Center and Planetarium
3450 Ortiz Avenue
Fort Myers, FL

https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/event-view.cfm?Event_ID=128425
4/17 - 4/23-2023 INTERNATIONAL DARK SKY WEEK​
4/24 - 4/30/2023 ASTRONOMY WEEK​​
4/27/2023 - ASTRONOMY DAY (SPRING)​

​2023 SKY CAL
Sky Event Calendar by Fred Espenak, Sumit Dutta (NASA's GSFC)
ANNULAR  SOLAR ECLIPSE PATH OF OCTOBER 14, 2023 (BELOW)
AS YOU CAN SEE, FLORIDA IS NOT IN THE PATH OF THE BEST PART OF IT, BUT IT WILL HAVE A PARTIAL ECLIPSE.

TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE APRIL 8, 2024 PATH ACROSS THE U.S. (BELOW) 
As you can see, it will not be full in Florida, but Florida will have partial eclipse.
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At the Canaveral National Seashore star party on Jan. 21, 2017. The sky transparency was less than ideal, but the public got to see many objects.
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16" Binocular Telescope at Chiefland Star Party in Northwest Florida
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An amateur astronomer's observatory dome at Chiefland FL