Sam Miller The SaddleBrooke Skygazers Astronomy Club is pleased to host Dr. Kevin Hainline, an assistant research professor at the University of Arizona’s Steward Observatory, on Sunday, Jan. 21, at the DesertView Theater, 39900 S. Clubhouse Drive, at 7 p.m. In this talk, UA astronomy professor Dr. Hainline will discuss the first year of science…
Ben Eisenstein Members of both the SaddleBrooke SkyGazers and SaddleBrooke Ranch Astronomy Club participated in the Dark Sky Star Party at Oracle State Park on Sept. 11. Ben Eisenstein and Tim Lawler of the SaddleBrooke Ranch Astronomy Club and Dave Evans, Richard Spitzer, Don Cain, and Sam Miller from the SaddleBrooke Skygazers brought their telescopes…
Anatomy Club’s May tour Teresa Greenberg In mid-May, the SaddleBrooke Skygazers Astronomy Club toured the Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory located near Green Valley in the Santa Rita mountains. The observatory consists of 33 telescopes and is the largest field installation of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA). The CfA’s mission is to advance knowledge of…
SaddleBrooke SkyGazers guest speaker coming February 10 Teresa Greenberg On Sunday, February 10, 2019, Dr. Kristopher Klein will be in SaddleBrooke to speak to us about the research done at the University of Arizona on the sun, its effects on the solar system and NASA’s Parker Solar Probe (PSP) mission. The presentation will be held…
Sam Miller During the week of December 4, members of the SaddleBrooke SkyGazers Astronomy Club visited the Richard F. Caris Mirror Laboratory at the University of Arizona. The Mirror Lab is housed on the ground floor at the east wing of the U of A football stadium. In 1985, scientists and engineers began creating giant,…
Skygazers host last two parties before summer hiatus Rita Fletcher Star Parties are held at the SaddleBrooke Softball Field parking lot. Please enter and exit with only your parking lights on so as not to disturb those already viewing through members’ telescopes and binoculars. Carry a red flash light to walk to and from…
Last Star Party Rita Fletcher You, your family and friends are all invited to “see more clearly” some spectacular sights! Star Parties are held at the SaddleBrooke Softball Field parking lot. Please enter and exit with only your car’s parking lights on, so as not to disturb those already viewing through our members’ telescopes…
SkyGazers monthly program and star party notice Rita Fletcher Join the SaddleBrooke SkyGazers at the SaddleBrooke One Activity Center on March 11, 2018 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. for “Venus Unveiled” by Richard Spitzer. The program offers a look at the discoveries made about Venus from earliest historic times through the space race…
You’re invited to monthly SkyGazers meetings and star parties Rita Fletcher You’re invited to the SkyGazers monthly meetings and star parties! All meetings are held in the SaddleBrooke One Activity Center. Our next meeting, “Venus Unveiled” by Richard Spitzer, will be March 11, 2018 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Venus Unveiled is a…
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…