Star Party-Agua Caliente Park

Star Party-Pima County NRPR @ Agua Caliente Park
NORTHEAST TUCSON
Setup:  6 pm
Observing: 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Viewing Location: Bus Lanes @ North end of Parking Lot
Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association will have several telescopes to view some amazing solar system and deep-sky celestial objects.

Star Party-Tucson Mountain Park Ironwood Picnic

Star Party-Pima County NRPR @ Tucson Mountain Park (Ironwood Picnic)
WEST TUCSON
Setup:  6 pm
Observing: 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Viewing Location: Ironwood Picnic area near restroom facilities.
Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association will have several telescopes to view some amazing solar system and deep-sky celestial objects.

Star Party-Catalina State Park

Star Party-Catalina State Park
Tucson, AZ
Setup: 6 PM
Observing: 6:30 – 9:30 PM
Viewing Location: Trailhead Picnic area at end of road inside the park.
Information: 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 also have a talk about what is up in the night sky and how it relates to ancient times.

Star Party-Agua Caliente Park

Star Party-Pima County NRPR @ Agua Caliente Park
NORTHEAST TUCSON
Setup:  5:30 pm
Observing: 6 – 8 pm
Viewing Location: Bus Lanes @ North end of Parking Lot
Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association will have several telescopes to view some amazing solar system and deep-sky celestial objects.

General Meeting – October 2016

Night Sky Network Toolkits: Fun, Educational, and Easy To Use

Time:  6:30 pm

Speaker: Terri Lappin, Past President of TAAA and Director of TAAA’s Starry Messengers Outreach Group

Terri will introduce our selection of 13 NASA-sponsored Night Sky Network Outreach Toolkits that are available for TAAA members to use at TAAA Star parties and other events

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Kitt Peak National Observatory
and the Tohono O’odham Nation:
Over 50 years together

Time:  7:30 pm

Speaker: Dr. Katy Garmany, retired NOAO astronomer, who has spent much time in recent years working with the Tohono O’odham nation.

Dr. Garmany reports on the history behind Kitt Peak’s location on I’iokam Duag, a mountain belonging to the Tohono O’odham nation.

 

Astronomy Fundamentals 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 the Summer Triangle

 

General Meeting – September 2016

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: Anjani Polit, HiRISE Uplink Operations Lead, UA Lunar and Planetary Lab