Your gift keeps our community looking up. 🌠 Every donation supports hands-on astronomy education, public stargazing nights, and outreach programs that welcome curious minds of all ages.VBAS is volunteer-powered and funded by people who care about science and the night sky. Your support helps maintain our telescopes, expand school programs, and create more opportunities to explore the universe together. ✨

Welcome to the Von Braun Astronomical Society Shop 🌌Each purchase helps us share hands-on astronomy with our community through stargazing nights, school outreach, and educational programs.Explore gear, gifts, and keepsakes ✨Find items that reflect your love of the night sky while supporting our mission to inspire curiosity about the universe for people of all ages.Buy w/ ConfidenceWe check out all donated scopes and then clean them and make minor repairs or replacements where possible. Anything missing or inoperable is noted in the description.Support IncludedIf you need help learning to use a scope you purchase, we'll be glad to give a lesson or two on its use.

The Tom Burleson Memorial Fund honors a long time VBAS member and lifelong supporter of sharing the night sky with our community. Your gift helps sustain the telescopes, planetarium, and programs that first spark curiosity and lead to deeper learning. 🔭By supporting this endowment, you help keep our observatories open, our planetarium shows running, and our volunteers equipped to welcome families, students, and visitors who want to explore the universe with us, while honoring Tom and his family. 🌌