You’re invited to Skygazers’ monthly meetings and star parties
All meetings are held in the HOA One Activity Center.
January 14, 2018 – 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
The Best of Mt. Lemmon Astro Photography by Travis Deyoe, Mt. Lemmon Sky Center telescope operations
Travis will be bringing a spectacular selection of night sky photos taken through the large Mt. Lemmon telescope that visitors get to use.
February 11, 2018 – 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
The Binary Neutron Star Merger of August 16, 2017 by Lockwood Carlson
Lockwood will speak on the Astronomy aspects of the first detected neutron star merger.
Carlson is a retired physicist who keeps current with the latest cosmology discoveries, teaches for the Institute For Learning In Retirement and is a past SkyGazer president.
March 11, 2018 – 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
Venus Unveiled by Richard Spitzer
A look at the discoveries made about Venus from earliest historic times through the space race and current observations.
Spitzer is a retired science/computer teacher who taught high school astronomy.
Star Parties are held at the Softball Field.
January 19, Friday – 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Moon, Uranus, Orion Nebula, Andromeda Galaxy, ET Star Cluster, Almach colorful double star
February 13, Tuesday – 7:00 to 9:00 p.m., Beehive star cluster, Orion Nebula, Andromeda Galaxy, Double Star Cluster
March 19, Monday – 7:15 to 9:15 p.m. – Moon, Mercury and Venus, Moon, Pinwheel Galaxy, double star Castor, Crab Nebula
Membership is $10; please send check to Sam Miller at 62930 E. Silkwood Way, Tucson Arizona 85739. Members enjoy discounted trips, socials and members-only website.