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Grand Canyon Star Party
Grand Canyon Visitor Center Grand Canyon Visitor Center, Grand Canyon, AZ, United StatesTucson 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 StatesTucson 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 StatesTucson 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 StatesTucson 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 StatesTucson 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 StatesAstronomy 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
TIMPA Star Party 7/2/2016
TIMPAWaning crescent (New -2) Members Only
TIMPA Star Party 7/8/2016
TIMPAWaxing crescent (New +4) Members Only
Astronomy Fundamentals Meeting – July 2016
U.S.G.S. Building 520 North Park Ave, Tucson, AZ, United StatesEquipment 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 StatesStar 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
TIMPA Star Party 7/29/2016
TIMPAWaning crescent (New -4) Members Only
General Meeting – August 2016
Steward Observatory Lecture Hall (Room N210) 933 N Cherry Ave, Tucson, AZ, United StatesOur 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.
Astronomy Fundamentals Meeting – August 2016
U.S.G.S. Building 520 North Park Ave, Tucson, AZ, United StatesTOPIC FOR THE AUGUST MEETING IS STILL TO BE DETERMINED.
Star Party-Desert Museum
Desert Museum 2021 N Kinney Rd, Tucson, AZ, United StatesStar 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
Lunar & Planetary Laboratory Open House
Lunar & Planetary Laboratory 1629 E University Ave, Tucson, AZ, United StatesThe Lunar and Planetary Laboratory's annual open house is going to be on Saturday, August 27 from 10:00am - 4:00pm in the Kuiper Space Science Building. The feature will be OSIRIS-REx, which will be launching a few weeks later.