Photo Galleries

Find galleries below from our various activities.  These photos are all taken in public venues, but if you see a photo that you would rather not have posted, please contact webmaster@tallystargazers.org  and let us know!

Image of the Month - Our most recent Images of the Month submitted by TAS members

Member Observatories - TAS members show off their home observatories

April 8, 2024 Partial Solar Eclipse

TAS and the Challenger Learning Center hosted a viewing of the partial solar eclipse on April 8 at Kleman Plaza in downtown Tallahassee. Over 1000 people were in attendance!  See photos below. Thank you to Bob O'Lary for sharing many of these photos with us. 

Click here for a video of totality (not in Tallahassee)(4:42 minutes) taken by TAS Member Randy Bellows (thanks for sharing this , Randy!)

Another travel abroad photo from Ken Kopczynski

2024 Eclipse -- Total Eclipse Series from TAS President Andy Flowers

MagLab 2024 Open House

TAS members took advantage of the beautiful weather to do solar observing, demonstrating a variety of solar observing techniques. Thanks to Dan Fairchild and Randy Bellows for sharing their photos of the event.

Three Rivers State Park Stargazing (January 2024)

TAS was invited to bring our telescopes to the state park to share the view with campers and talk about the night sky.  The evening included a lesson on binocular astronomy as well as telescope viewing.  All photographs by Jessica Kinnett, Florida Park Service. 

Announcement of the Ken K Observatory and bronze plaque unveiling (May 2023 TAS Meeting)

One hallmark of a healthy volunteer organization is the ability to continue its mission over generations.  Ken Kopczynski led TAS from 2004 to 2022 and led the establishment the of the Cypress Landing Astronomical Park, including construction of the telescope dome.  In 2023, the club named the dome after Ken, establishing the Ken Kopzcynski "Sky Guy" Observatory, which also honors the Sky Guy column Ken wrote for many years for the Tallahassee Democrat newspaper. This gallery features unveiling and presentation of the cast bronze plaque with the new name of the dome, at the May 2023 TAS monthly meeting.  The plaque will be permanently affixed to the observatory.  

Construction of the Cypress Landing Astronomical Park telescope dome (now the Ken Kopczynski "Sky Guy" Observatory)

Test Video