These are the moments that define Community Stargazers — neighbors, families, and first‑time observers sharing and discovering the night sky together.
Every event brings new faces, new reactions, and new memories at the eyepiece. This gallery highlights the joy, curiosity, and shared wonder that happen when we bring telescopes into the community.
Community Stargazing Moments
First look at Jupiter (York County, PA)
Seeing Beetleguise up close (York County)
So many wonders to see (York County)
Tripp Pond - Bortle 2 - Adirondack Mountains, NY
Eagle Nebula from Tripp Pond, NY
New Community Stargazers! Bob from Delco gives his daughter a lift to see the moon at Rose Tree Park in Media
Bob gives his son a lift to take a look too
Belmont Plateau - Feb 2026 - Planetary Parade - People are amazed at what you can see with a telescope, even in bright city lights!
Stargazers got a treat seeing Jupiter and some moons during the Feb 2026 Planetary Parade
Seeing Saturn's rings from Philadelphia was awesome!
Community members gasped at seeing Uranus, over a billion miles away during the Feb 2026 planetary parade
Community Stargazer Ian showing young "Gazer" Vincent the moon and Venus at Valley Forge Park
Father giving his son Ben a lift to see the moon at Naylor Observatory
Here are 4 telescopes I brought to the Naylor Observatory: the Nexstar 8se, the Svbony 102 and 80 ED and the Seestar S50