Portland, Oregon, U.S.A has many clubs and organizations that host astronomy activities from conferences, planetarium shows, star parties, etc.. Various Portland area stores offer astronomy books, magazines, telescopes and accessories. Also, selected astronomy resoruces are listed for other parts of Oregon and Washington.

OMSI Astronomy Conferences and Workshops

Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI)

OMSI hosts Astronomy Day held usually a weekend in April-May.

Rose City Astronomers is the largest astronomy club in Oregon and has many benefits.

Club meetings: third Monday of every month 7:30 PM at OMSI, (503) 255-2016

Astronomy book and video library

Telescope library

Star parties

Observing forms library

Excellent speaker program

Telescope Making Workshops

Newsletter called The Rosette Gazette

Email list server

Club Web site that also has members pages for members without Web site capability.

Sells books, observer guides and calendars at their monthly club meetings.

Club members can buy astronomy books and magazines subscriptions through the RCA club at a discount.

RCA members are also Astronomical League members.

Astronomical League observing programs and certificates

Southwest Washington Stargazers

Northwest Astronomy Clubs

Haggart Observatory

Oregon City, OR 97045

Pine Mountain Observatory

Another Pine Mountain Observatory web site

Pine Mountain Obervatory is located 26 miles SE of Bend OR

P.M.O. Bend-Burns Star Rte., Bend, OR 97701

Goldendale Observatory State Park

Another Goldendale Observatory State Park web site

1602 Observatory Dr., Goldendale, WA 98620

Sunriver Nature Center Observatory

Sunriver, OR

Manastash Ridge Observatory

Located approximately 9 miles West-Southwest of Ellensburg, WA

Rattlesnake Mountain Observatory

Located at summit of Rattlesnake Mountain in southeastern Washington State

OMSI Harry C. Kendall Planetarium, Portland, OR

Lane ESD Planetarium, Eugene OR

Mount Hood Community College Planetarium Sky Theater

Telephone 503-667-7297, 26000 SE Stark St., Gresham, OR 97030

Rose City Astronomers star parties

OMSI star parties held from Spring through Fall

Oregon Star Party (OSP) held in late Summer

Table Mountain Star Party (TMSP) held in mid-late Summer

Juniper Sky

Nurnberg Scientific

Stan Seeberg, 6310 SW Virginia, Portland, OR (503) 246-8297, Toll-free outside Oregon (800) 826-3470, Toll-free inside Oregon (800) 527-8594

Oregon Museum of Science and Industry OMSI Science Store

1945 SE Water Av., Portland OR (503) 797-4626 or (503) 797-4000

OMSI Washington Square Store (503) 684-5202

Swayze Optical

Telescopes & More

Chuck Dethloff, 21025 NW Timber Rd, Forest Grove, OR (503) 359-3920

8 to 30 inch hand crafted Dobsonians, Tele Vue, JMI, Lumicon, Astrosystems, Parks Optical & Pegasus Optics

Lewis & Clark College

Summer course taught every year between july and august

James Karle Observatory

Astronomy Basic Stargazing class

Camas, WA Community Education (360) 817-4468, Instructor Gene Dietzen

Astronomy class and lab

Clark College in Vancouver, WA (360) 992-2737

Visit your local library for astronomy books, magazines & videos

Rose City Astronomer Club (RCA)

RCA book and video library

RCA members can buy astronomy books and magazines subscriptions through the RCA club at a discount.

RCA sells books, observer guides and calendars at their monthly club meetings.

Powell's Books

Largest Portland book store with a very large selection of new books & used astronomy books. Powells a local Portland book store online search

Borders Books

Magazines and 10% off most new hardcover astronomy books

2605 SW Cedar Hills Blvd., Beaverton, OR, (503) 644-6164

Barnes & Noble

The Vancouver store has the best selection of astronomy magazines: Astronomy, Astronomy Now, Sky & Telescope, StarDate, Sky & Space and SkyNews.

Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI) Science Store

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