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Tucson Astronomy Festival

Tucson Astronomy Festival at Brandi Fenton Memorial Park
Telescopes, Exhibits, Fun!

Brandi Fenton Memorial Park Ramada

ASTRONOMY FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
Hands-On Exhibits for Kids 3 to 6:30 PM
Safe Solar viewing of the Sun 3 to 6:30 PM
Door Prizes will be given away at 7 PM – winners must be present
Youth under 17 Grand Prize: Tabletop Telescope
Other prizes for the entire family
Night Sky Viewing 7:30 PM to 9 PM
Kid-Friendly Scope viewing throughout the evening
No charge for any activities, donations will be accepted.
Bring your own telescope for help setting it up and operating the scope.
32 inch Cassegrain Project

Virtual Astronomy Festival 2021

Our annual Astronomy Festival will be virtual this year and will stream to Facebook and YouTube Saturday April 17, 2021 from 3 – 7:30 pm Tucson Arizona Time (MST or PDT, UTC-7). It will include Solar Observing, nighttime observing, A Walk Around the Night Sky with Native and Star Lore, and activities and video’s about various astronomy topics. Tune in to watch it all or any portion. The festival will also be available to view later at the below links.

YouTube Astronomy Festival Premiere:  TAAA YouTube

Facebook Part 1 Link: Facebook Part 1  (3 pm – 4:50 pm)
Facebook Part 2 Link: Facebook Part 2 (4:55 pm – 7:28 pm)

Activity Schedule:

3.00-3.05 pm: Introduction
3.05-3.22 pm: Solar Observing Part 1 
     (Observe Sunspots, Prominences, and other activity on the Sun)
3.22-3.35 pm: Magnetic Sun (Learn about activity on the Sun like    
     Prominences, Flares, Filaments, Sunspots, and more)
3.35-4.16 pm: Sorting the Universe 
     (Learn how astronomers makes sense out of the Universe)
4.16-4.32 pm: Our Place in Our Galaxy 
     (Where we fit in our Galaxy)
4.32-4.50 pm: Solar Observing Part 2
    (Observe Sunspots, Prominences, and other activity on the Sun)

From here to the end if viewing on Facebook, add 5 minutes to the start and stop times (it will be aired under Part 2). Otherwise, for YouTube, the below times are still current.

4.50-5.07 pm: Why Do Eclipses Happen (How and why Eclipses happen and   
     when the next ones will occur)
5.07-5.19 pm: Pocket Solar System 
     (Make your very own Pocket Solar System)
5.19-5.31pm: Videos
     What is a Nebula
     Flight Through the Orion Nebula
     Losing the Dark
5.31-5.52 pm: TAAA Overview (Learn the benefits of becoming a member of 
     the Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association, our Dark Sky Observing 
     Sites, Special Interest Groups, Telescope & Book Library and lots more)
5.52-6.21 pm: Walk Around the Night Sky 
     (Native American and Ancient Star Lore of the Night Sky)
6.21-7.22 pm: Nighttime Star Party 
     (Observe galaxies, nebulae, star clusters, double stars, and lots more)
7.22-7.26 pm: Conclusion

Next Year’s Astronomy Festival is planned for April 9, 2022 at Brandi Fenton Park in Tucson Arizona. The Festival will go from 3 – 9 pm.