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Grand Canyon Star Party

Grand Canyon Visitor Center Grand Canyon Visitor Center, Grand Canyon, AZ, United States

Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association, in conjunction with the National Park Service, will sponsor a week-long Star Party at the Grand Canyon. Observing will be from Dusk to about 11 pm.  Telescopes will be set up behind the Visitor Center.  There will also be nightly talks @ 8 pm in the Visitor Center Auditorium.   There will … Continue reading Grand Canyon Star Party →

Grand Canyon Star Party

Grand Canyon Visitor Center Grand Canyon Visitor Center, Grand Canyon, AZ, United States

Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association, in conjunction with the National Park Service, will sponsor a week-long Star Party at the Grand Canyon. Observing will be from Dusk to about 11 pm.  Telescopes will be set up behind the Visitor Center.  There will also be nightly talks @ 8 pm in the Visitor Center Auditorium.   There will … Continue reading Grand Canyon Star Party →

Grand Canyon Star Party

Grand Canyon Visitor Center Grand Canyon Visitor Center, Grand Canyon, AZ, United States

Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association, in conjunction with the National Park Service, will sponsor a week-long Star Party at the Grand Canyon. Observing will be from Dusk to about 11 pm.  Telescopes will be set up behind the Visitor Center.  There will also be nightly talks @ 8 pm in the Visitor Center Auditorium.   There will … Continue reading Grand Canyon Star Party →

Grand Canyon Star Party

Grand Canyon Visitor Center Grand Canyon Visitor Center, Grand Canyon, AZ, United States

Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association, in conjunction with the National Park Service, will sponsor a week-long Star Party at the Grand Canyon. Observing will be from Dusk to about 11 pm.  Telescopes will be set up behind the Visitor Center.  There will also be nightly talks @ 8 pm in the Visitor Center Auditorium.   There will … Continue reading Grand Canyon Star Party →

Grand Canyon Star Party

Grand Canyon Visitor Center Grand Canyon Visitor Center, Grand Canyon, AZ, United States

Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association, in conjunction with the National Park Service, will sponsor a week-long Star Party at the Grand Canyon. Observing will be from Dusk to about 11 pm.  Telescopes will be set up behind the Visitor Center.  There will also be nightly talks @ 8 pm in the Visitor Center Auditorium.   There will … Continue reading Grand Canyon Star Party →

Grand Canyon Star Party

Grand Canyon Visitor Center Grand Canyon Visitor Center, Grand Canyon, AZ, United States

Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association, in conjunction with the National Park Service, will sponsor a week-long Star Party at the Grand Canyon. Observing will be from Dusk to about 11 pm.  Telescopes will be set up behind the Visitor Center.  There will also be nightly talks @ 8 pm in the Visitor Center Auditorium.   There will … Continue reading Grand Canyon Star Party →

Grand Canyon Star Party

Grand Canyon Visitor Center Grand Canyon Visitor Center, Grand Canyon, AZ, United States

Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association, in conjunction with the National Park Service, will sponsor a week-long Star Party at the Grand Canyon. Observing will be from Dusk to about 11 pm.  Telescopes will be set up behind the Visitor Center.  There will also be nightly talks @ 8 pm in the Visitor Center Auditorium.   There will … Continue reading Grand Canyon Star Party →

General Meeting – July 2016

Steward Observatory Lecture Hall (Room N210) 933 N Cherry Ave, Tucson, AZ, United States

Astronomy Essentials Presentation – 6:30 PM Summer Night Sky Mary Turner, our appointed Chief Observer, will take us on a tour of the Summer night sky. We may be entering the monsoon season but the sky usually does clear once the storms pass through. Mary uses astronomical data, images and mythology, to bring the summer … Continue reading General Meeting – July 2016 →

Astronomy Fundamentals Meeting – July 2016

U.S.G.S. Building 520 North Park Ave, Tucson, AZ, United States

Equipment Presentation: Push-to Dobsonian I have added the altitude encoder and the controller box to my 8 inch Orion SkyQuest Dobsonian. I will demonstrate how a “Push to”, sometimes called “Digital Setting Circles”, mount works. Constellation of the Month The “Constellation of the Month”, TBA, will be presented by Joe Grisillo. I am looking for … Continue reading Astronomy Fundamentals Meeting – July 2016 →

Star Party-Desert Museum

Desert Museum 2021 N Kinney Rd, Tucson, AZ, United States

Star Party-Sonoran Desert Museum FAR WEST TUCSON Setup:  6:00 pm Observing: 7 - 9 pm Viewing Location:  TBD Estimated # Participants:  250 Age/Grade:  Grades All Ages # Scopes Required:  2 Other Activities:  Desert Museum Cool Summer Nights program TAAA POC:  Jim Knoll

General Meeting – August 2016

Steward Observatory Lecture Hall (Room N210) 933 N Cherry Ave, Tucson, AZ, United States

Our August 5th speaker will be Dr Vishnu Reddy from the Planetary Science Institute and the UA Lunar and Planetary Lab. He will present an overview of the Dawn mission and key science results from Vesta and Ceres. He’ll also tell us how amateur astronomers can help monitor variations on Ceres between now and perihelion.