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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20191004T183000
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SUMMARY:General Meeting –October 2019
DESCRIPTION:6:30 pm – Introductory Presentation\nTitle:  Seasonal Night Sky Objects\nSpeaker:  Mary Turner\, PhD \nMary Turner\, TAAA’s appointed Chief Observer\, takes us on a tour of the fall night sky. As usual in her popular talks\, Mary’s use of astronomical data\, images\, and mythology brings the seasonal changes in the sky to life. \n7:30 pm – Main Presentation\nTitle:  A Nightwatchman’s Journey: The Road Not Taken\nSpeaker:  David H. Levy. A renowned amateur astronomer\, David has never taken a class in astronomy\, yet has authored over three dozen books\, written for three astronomy magazines\, and appeared on TV programs featured on the Discovery and the Science Channels.  Among David’s accomplishments are 23 comet discoveries\, the most famous being Shoemaker-Levy 9 that collided with Jupiter in 1994\, a few hundred shared asteroid discoveries\, an Emmy for the documentary Three Minutes to Impact\, five honorary doctorates in Science and a PhD which combines astronomy and English Literature.  Currently\, he is the editor of the web magazine Sky’s Up!\, and has a monthly column\, Skyward\, in The Vail Voice newspaper.\n \nWith slides and music\, David’s presentation will focus on his most recent book\, A Nightwatchman’s Journey: The Road Not Taken; the autobiography of one of today’s most enthusiastic and famous amateur astronomers. David will share how his passion for astronomy began in his native Canada\, and his 19-year search for comets until he found his first in 1984. (He has gone on to find 22 more.) David will also share his love for astronomy in literature\, his personal struggles\, and why he subtitles his autobiography\, “The Road Not Taken.” Expect a fascinating lecture from a nightwatchman who continues to hunt for comets and asteroids\, and lecture worldwide. Refreshments and a book signing ($35 a copy) will follow. \n* Voting will be held at 7:30 meeting on two proposed TAAA bylaws changes. *
URL:https://tucsonastronomy.org/event/general-meeting-october-2019/
LOCATION:Steward Observatory Lecture Hall (Room N210)\, 933 N Cherry Ave\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85721\, United States
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SUMMARY:Catalina State Park Star Party
DESCRIPTION:Star Party-Catalina State Park\nTucson\, AZ\nViewing Location: Trailhead Picnic area at end of road inside the park.\nInformation: Great dark skies just north of Tucson at Catalina State Park.  Star Party open to the Public.  Admission cost for entrance into Catalina State Park.  Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association will have 10 telescopes for astronomical viewing.  We will observe Planets\, Nebulae\, Galaxies\, Star Clusters and lots more.  Great opportunity to look through a wide variety of telescopes.  Weather dependent.  For real-time updates\, follow this event on the Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association Facebook Events Page (https://www.facebook.com/TucsonAstronomy/).
URL:https://tucsonastronomy.org/event/catalina-state-park-star-party-6/
LOCATION:Catalina State Park\, 11570 N Oracle Rd\, Catalina\, AZ\, United States
CATEGORIES:Star Parties
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20191005T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20191005T210000
DTSTAMP:20260513T145635
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SUMMARY:International Observe the Moon
DESCRIPTION:A star party to support the International Observe the Moon and Flandrau Science Center. Several telescopes will be set up on the University of Arizona Mall just south of Flandrau Science Center.
URL:https://tucsonastronomy.org/event/international-observe-the-moon-2/
LOCATION:Flandrau Science Center\, 1601 E University Blvd\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85719\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20191010T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20191010T203000
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SUMMARY:Astronomy Fundamentals Meeting – October 2019
DESCRIPTION:Open to the Public!\nConstellation of the Month:\nAntlia\n\nPresenter:  Connor Justice\n \nConnor Justice will start the night with the southern constellation Antlia. \nMain Presentation:\nUsing and Choosing Refractor Telescopes\nPresenter:  John Kalas\n \nFor our main topic\, John Kalas will be discussing Using and Choosing Refractor Telescopes.
URL:https://tucsonastronomy.org/event/astronomy-fundamentals-meeting-october-2019/
LOCATION:Tucson City Council Ward 6\, 3202 E. 1st Street\, Tucson\, AZ\, 85719\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20191019T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20191019T220000
DTSTAMP:20260513T145635
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SUMMARY:Evening Under the Stars
DESCRIPTION:Evening Under the Stars Observing at the Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association (TAAA) Chiricahua Astronomy Complex. Want to stargaze from a dark site where the band of the Milky Way is clearly visible across the sky? You see so many stars it is hard to pick out the constellations. Twice per year\, we open our TAAA Chiricahua Astronomy Complex (Turkey Creek area near Chiricahua National Monument) to the public for an observing session. You can observe through a telescope with a 40″ mirror and see galaxies over 100 million light years away. We will have several large telescopes to observe with. \nOur Fall “Evening Under the Stars” will be Saturday October 19th 2019. The gate will be open at 5:30 pm with activities starting 6 pm. Come join us for an exciting evening of astronomical observing. The site is about 90 minutes SE of Tucson near the Chiricahua National Monument. If you have friends/family that live in that area\, let them know. The event is weather dependent. Reservations are required. Please email John Kalas at jckalas[at]cox.net for reservations and directions. Please include number of people & vehicles in your group. Space is limited. \nThe 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
URL:https://tucsonastronomy.org/event/evening-under-the-stars/
LOCATION:Chiricahua Astronomy Complex\, 9315 E Perseus Way\, Pearce\, AZ\, 85625\, United States
CATEGORIES:Star Parties
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20191019T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20191019T210000
DTSTAMP:20260513T145635
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SUMMARY:Chiricahua National Monument Astronomy Event
DESCRIPTION:TAAA Stargazing to view amazing solar system and deep sky objects. You will see planets\, nebulae\, star clusters\, double stars\, and lots more. We will have several telescopes for public viewing. Observing location is Echo Canyon Trailhead.  A talk is scheduled before observing Bonita Campground Amphitheater at 6:00 pm with observing from 7 – 9 pm. Please try to use red light flashlights and minimize white light (to include cell phones) that will hinder your night vision. Chiricahua National Monument website: https://www.nps.gov/chir/index.htm.  Weather dependent — Follow the event on the TAAA Facebook page to get weather and other updates.
URL:https://tucsonastronomy.org/event/chiricahua-national-monument-astronomy-event-2/
LOCATION:Chiricahua National Monument\, 12856 E Rhyolite Creek Rd\, Willcox\, AZ\, 85643\, United States
CATEGORIES:Star Parties
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