Website: https://bsasnashville.com/
The Barnard-Seyfert Astronomical Society of Nashville is an astronomy club and educational nonprofit based in Nashville, Tennessee. The organization is a 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit and is described as entirely volunteer-run. Its activities center on public outreach and community engagement in astronomy, including monthly meetings, public star parties, and school programs. The society brings members and the public together to observe the night sky and to learn about astronomy through presentations and hands-on viewing events.
Services
The society hosts public star parties at local parks, which are free and open to all ages, where members set up telescopes for guided viewing of celestial objects. It holds monthly meetings featuring speaker presentations on astronomy topics, organizes Astronomy Day events, and runs school outreach programs that include star parties for children. The group also coordinates informal member gatherings for observing and schedules special events tied to occurrences such as lunar eclipses and meteor showers.
Membership is offered at several levels: Individual at $25, Family at $35, Student at $15, and Senior or Senior Family at $20. Membership benefits include subscriptions to Astronomy and Sky & Telescope magazines at reduced rates, a newsletter titled The Eclipse, membership in the Astronomical League with the quarterly Reflector newsletter, access to a private BSAS discussion forum, free telescope technical support, voting rights in BSAS elections, and access to private star parties and reserved Dyer Observatory events. Members may also borrow telescopes and equipment from the society’s inventory of loaner gear. Attendance at meetings is open to non-members. The society also sells merchandise, including a 2026 Member Wall Calendar priced at $20 for members and $25 for non-members, and it produced a limited-run 90th anniversary poster with Hatch Show Print.
About
The Barnard-Seyfert Astronomical Society is an educational outreach organization focused on public engagement in astronomy through meetings, star parties, and community programs. The reference to a 90th anniversary indicates the society is a long-established Nashville organization. Its work is carried out by volunteers and supported through membership, and its public events are designed to make telescope viewing accessible to the general community.
Location & Contact
The society is based in Nashville, Tennessee, with a mailing address of P.O. Box 150713, Nashville, TN 37215-0713. Monthly meetings are held on the third Wednesday of each month at the Warner Park Nature Center and are streamed online via Zoom and YouTube. General inquiries can be directed to [email protected], and website matters to [email protected].
Additional Information
The society is affiliated with the Astronomical League, the International Dark Sky Association, and the NASA Night Sky Network. It maintains accounts on Facebook, Twitter (X), Instagram, and YouTube.
Profile compiled from the company’s official website (bsasnashville.com).