Waxing crescent (New +4) Members Only

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 →

Waning crescent (New -4) Members Only

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.

TOPIC FOR THE AUGUST MEETING IS STILL TO BE DETERMINED.

The 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.

Astronomy Essentials Presentation – 6:30 PM Two Topics:  (1) Report on Factory Tour of Celestron Schmidt-Cassegrain Production and Test Facility;  (2) Practical Applications for Use and Care of SC Telescopes Speaker: TAAA member and NASA Solar System Ambassador Mike Magrass Main Presentation – 7:30 PM 10 Years of Operating the HiRISE Camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

 Speaker: … Continue reading General Meeting – September 2016 →

Dean Ketelsen will "demo an alt-az mount I put together myself, and it’s just about the best mount I've ever used for daytime use, if not at night as well. I've blogged about it at: http:// theketelsens.blogspot.com/2014/06/new-mount-for-new- scope.html” The “Constellation of the Month” will be presented by Paul Anderson. He will discuss Vulpecula and review … Continue reading Astronomy Fundamentals Meeting – September 2016 →