Star Parties

Mercury Transit Across the Sun. Monday November 11, 2019 (Veterans Day). This is a school holiday and a work holiday for many. Don’t pass up this “once-in-a-lifetime event”. A Mercury … Continue reading Mercury Transit Across the Sun →

Join Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association and the Murphy-Wilmot Library for an evening of stargazing.

Star Party-Tucson Mountain Park Ironwood Picnic Area Tucson, AZ (West) Viewing Location:  Second Restroom area  approximately 3/4 of the way in on Hal Gras Road. Information: Great dark skies in … Continue reading Tucson Mountain Park Ironwood Picnic Area Star Party →

Star Party-Tucson Mountain Park Ironwood Picnic Area Tucson, AZ (West) Viewing Location:  Second Restroom area  approximately 3/4 of the way in on Hal Gras Road. Information: Great dark skies in … Continue reading Tucson Mountain Park Ironwood Picnic Stargazing →

Star Party-Catalina State Park Tucson, AZ Viewing Location: Trailhead Picnic area at end of road inside the park. Information: Great dark skies just north of Tucson at Catalina State Park. … Continue reading Catalina State Park Stargazing →

Annual Tucson Star Party co-sponsored with Astronomy Magazine. Solar observing from 2 pm until sunset. Evening observing from sunset to 9 pm.  Enjoy some dark sky observing under wonderful Tucson … Continue reading Tucson Star Party →

Star Party-Tucson Mountain Park Ironwood Picnic Area Tucson, AZ (West) Viewing Location:  Second Restroom area  approximately 3/4 of the way in on Hal Gras Road. Information: Great dark skies in … Continue reading Tucson Mountain Park Ironwood Picnic Stargazing →

Star Party-Agua Caliente Park Tucson, AZ (Northeast) Viewing Location:  Bus Lanes @ North end of Parking Lot Information: Great dark skies in Northeast Tucson.  Star Party open to the Public. … Continue reading Agua Caliente Park Stargazing →

Star Party-Oracle State Park Tucson, AZ Viewing Location: Kannally Ranch House Information: Great dark skies just north of Tucson at Oracle State Park.  Star Party open to the Public.  Admission cost for … Continue reading Oracle State Park Stargazing →

The nebulosity associated with M45 is not the progenitor of the cluster. Instead, it is a nebula through which M45 is passing.NASA Image, Robert Gendler TAAA will host our first … Continue reading VIRTUAL Star Party →

M3 is a spectacular globular, and one of the largest, with 500,000 members. It is located in Canes Venatici. This cluster is nearly as old as the universe itself. Note … Continue reading VIRTUAL Star Party →

VIRTUAL. VIRTUAL. VIRTUAL. This year's Grand Canyon Star Party will be Virtual and streamed from the Grand Canyon National Park Facebook page. Here are links to the Grand Canyon News Release … Continue reading Virtual Grand Canyon Star Party →

Join Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association for a Virtual tour of the Night Sky. We will explore planets, Nebulae, Star Clusters, Galaxies, and much more. The event will be streamed on … Continue reading Virtual Star Party →

VIRTUAL Join the Lunar & Planetary Laboratory and Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association for a weekend of International Observe the Moon. LPL will be hosting virtual events Friday evening, Saturday afternoon … Continue reading Astronomy Day & International Observe the Moon →

We will be doing a Virtual Solar Observing session with the Lunar & Planetary Laboratory. To view the event, register at:  https://www.lpl.arizona.edu/art/2020.