6:30 pm - Main Presentation TITLE:  Sun Daggers and Simple Noontime Sun Observations; From the Hohokam and Ptolemy to Kepler and Einstein PRESENTATION: All cultures have specialists and laypeople observing the Sun, for purposes ranging from calendars (for planting and ritual days) and timekeeping, to astronomy research (e.g., sunspot counts, Earth’s orbit, and the gravitational … Continue reading HYBRID – General Meeting – August 2022 →

Historical Astronomer of the Month: Giovanni Schiaparelli Presenter:  Connor Justice This month we are highlighting Giovanni Schiaparelli. Main Presentation:   Man and the Universe Presenter:  Doug Smith For our main topic, Doug Smith will be trying something new for this, with  a topic he has titled "Man and the Universe".

TAAA and Cochise County Library will be hosting another discussion of the first release images from the James Webb Space Telescope at the Sunizona Alice Woods Library. TAAA will present the images for discussion and Q&A.

6:30 pm - Main Presentation TITLE:  The James Webb Space Telescope: observing from the Solar System to the Earliest Universe PRESENTATION:  This talk will describe the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), its instruments, and what we have learned so far in its mission. The 10 billion dollar telescope, now situated a million miles from Earth, … Continue reading HYBRID – General Meeting – September 2022 →