Sam Miller The SaddleBrooke Skygazers Astronomy Club is pleased to host Megan Mansfield, Ph.D., a NASA Sagan Fellow at the University of Arizona’s Stewart Observatory, on Sunday, Oct. 9, at the DesertView Theater, 39900 S. Clubhouse Drive, at 7 p.m. Dr. Mansfield will discuss the devices and methods she uses in her research to identify…
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Clubs & Classes, March 2022
James Webb Space Telescope—from Launch to L2 and Beyond
Sam Miller The SaddleBrooke Skygazers Astronomy Club is pleased to host Dr. Kevin Hainline from the University of Arizona’s Steward Observatory on Sunday, March 13 at 7 p.m. at the DesertView Theater, 39900 S. Clubhouse Drive. Dr. Hainline will speak on the recently launched James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), its mission, capabilities, and research potential.…
Clubs & Classes, February 2022
James Webb Space Telescope—from Launch to L2 and Beyond
Sam Miller The SaddleBrooke Skygazers Astronomy Club is pleased to host Dr. Kevin Hainline from the University of Arizona’s Steward Observatory on Sunday, March 13 at 7 p.m. at the DesertView Theater, 39900 S. Clubhouse Drive. Dr. Hainline will speak on the recently launched James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), its mission, capabilities, and research potential.…
Clubs & Classes, December 2021
Skygazers To Meet January 16
Sam Miller The SaddleBrooke Skygazers Astronomy Club will meet on Sunday, Jan. 16, at the DesertView Theater, 39900 S. Clubhouse Drive, at 7 p.m. This program meeting is on the third Sunday of the month, as opposed to our normal second Sunday. The program will consist of “Astronomy Appetizers” and current events by Lockwood Carlson,…
Clubs & Classes, November 2021
Astrophotography Is the Topic at the December Skygazers Meeting
Sam Miller The SaddleBrooke Skygazers Astronomy Club is pleased to host Skygazers member and astrophotographer Randy Smith on Sunday, Dec. 12, at the Desert View Theater, 39900 S. Clubhouse Drive, at 7 p.m. Randy will explain the requirements of the discipline, specifically the equipment, techniques, and processes used to create the beautiful photos of celestial…
Clubs & Classes, October 2021
Dr. Thomas Beatty to Speak on “Once You’ve Discovered Another Earth, What Comes Next?” at the November Skygazers Meeting
Sam Miller The SaddleBrooke Skygazers Astronomy Club is pleased to host Dr. Thomas Beatty, a faculty member of the University of Arizona Department of Astronomy and Steward Observatory, on Sunday, Nov. 14 at the DesertView Theater, located at 39900 S Clubhouse Dr. at 7 p.m. Dr. Beatty will discuss the devices and methods he uses in…
Clubs & Classes, March 2020
SaddleBrooke Skygazers: Dean Koenig to Speak on Telescopes and Astronomy Equipment at the April Skygazers Meeting
Sam Miller The SaddleBrooke Skygazers Astronomy Club is pleased to host Dean Koenig from Starizona on Sunday, April 12 at the SaddleBrooke One Activity Center at 7 p.m. Dean will describe the various levels of equipment (from beginner to professional) used in astronomy. He will also describe the various accessories that supplement the telescope and…
Clubs & Classes, February 2020
SaddleBrooke Skygazers: March Skygazers Meeting
Sam Miller The SaddleBrooke Skygazers Astronomy Club is pleased to host Father Christopher Corbally, an astronomer with Tucson’s Vatican Observatory Research Group, on Sunday, March 8th at the SaddleBrooke One Activity Center at 7 p.m. Father Corbally will describe the church’s participation and contributions to the science of astronomy and his interest in stellar spectroscopy. Christopher…