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-Oracle State Park
Setup: 6 pm. Observing: 7 – 9:00 pm
Viewing Location: Sidewalk along the Kannally Ranch House parking lot and on the Ranch House upper patio.
Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association will have several telescopes to view some amazing solar system and deep-sky celestial objects.
General Meeting
Next TAAA Monthly Meeting: Friday June 5, 2026
TAAA’s next general member meeting will be held on Friday June 5,, 2026 at the University of Arizona Steward Observatory Lecture Hall auditorium room N210 at 933 N Cherry Ave., Tucson, AZ. The Main Presentation will start at 6:30 PM. This will be a hybrid meeting (both in person and on social media). TAAA Members can attend in person or by Zoom (link at the bottom of the email announcement to members). The public may attend in person or public streaming is available at https://www.youtube.com/@tucsonamateurastronomyasso2702/streams. The meeting will be available afterwards on that same YouTube channel.
Previous: Friday May 1, 2026
Continue reading General MeetingAstronomy Fundamentals Meeting
Next (ONLINE): Thursday, April 9, 2026
6:30 – 8:00 PM
Come join us for a presentation from the fundamentals of amateur astronomy. Learn your way around the night sky to add to your observing enjoyment. Meetings are on the second Thursday of each month.
You can find our past recordings on the Club’s YouTube channel
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXbeCAsGDdSZlqE0IAEUBmZxvmCUJi5Tr
Contact: Connor Justice
Email: fundamentals[at]tucsonastronomy.org
Grand Canyon Star Party
Tucson 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 be Solar Observing throughout the day at various locations around the Park.
We will observe a wide variety of Celestial Wonders under some very dark and pristine skies. Come join us for some astronomy fun at one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World!
For further information, contact:
Jim O’Connor
South Rim Coordinator, Grand Canyon Star Party
gcsp [at] tucsonastronomy.org
P, O. Box 457
Cortaro, AZ 85652
Home: (520) 546-2961
Cell: (520) 405-6551
Grand Canyon Star Party
Tucson 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 be Solar Observing throughout the day at various locations around the Park.
We will observe a wide variety of Celestial Wonders under some very dark and pristine skies. Come join us for some astronomy fun at one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World!
For further information, contact:
Jim O’Connor
South Rim Coordinator, Grand Canyon Star Party
gcsp [at] tucsonastronomy.org
P, O. Box 457
Cortaro, AZ 85652
Home: (520) 546-2961
Cell: (520) 405-6551
Grand Canyon Star Party
Tucson 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 be Solar Observing throughout the day at various locations around the Park.
We will observe a wide variety of Celestial Wonders under some very dark and pristine skies. Come join us for some astronomy fun at one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World!
For further information, contact:
Jim O’Connor
South Rim Coordinator, Grand Canyon Star Party
gcsp [at] tucsonastronomy.org
P, O. Box 457
Cortaro, AZ 85652
Home: (520) 546-2961
Cell: (520) 405-6551
Grand Canyon Star Party
Tucson 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 be Solar Observing throughout the day at various locations around the Park.
We will observe a wide variety of Celestial Wonders under some very dark and pristine skies. Come join us for some astronomy fun at one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World!
For further information, contact:
Jim O’Connor
South Rim Coordinator, Grand Canyon Star Party
gcsp [at] tucsonastronomy.org
P, O. Box 457
Cortaro, AZ 85652
Home: (520) 546-2961
Cell: (520) 405-6551
Grand Canyon Star Party
Tucson 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 be Solar Observing throughout the day at various locations around the Park.
We will observe a wide variety of Celestial Wonders under some very dark and pristine skies. Come join us for some astronomy fun at one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World!
For further information, contact:
Jim O’Connor
South Rim Coordinator, Grand Canyon Star Party
gcsp [at] tucsonastronomy.org
P, O. Box 457
Cortaro, AZ 85652
Home: (520) 546-2961
Cell: (520) 405-6551
Grand Canyon Star Party
Tucson 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 be Solar Observing throughout the day at various locations around the Park.
We will observe a wide variety of Celestial Wonders under some very dark and pristine skies. Come join us for some astronomy fun at one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World!
For further information, contact:
Jim O’Connor
South Rim Coordinator, Grand Canyon Star Party
gcsp [at] tucsonastronomy.org
P, O. Box 457
Cortaro, AZ 85652
Home: (520) 546-2961
Cell: (520) 405-6551