Sam Miller On Sunday, Feb. 16, the SaddleBrooke Skygazers Astronomy Club will present Dr. Manisha Shrestha, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Arizona. The program presentation will be at the DesertView Theater, 39900 S. Clubhouse Drive, at 7 p.m. Dr. Shrestha’s research focuses on the dramatic final stages of massive stars, exploring how they…
Sam Miller On Sunday, Nov. 10, the SaddleBrooke Skygazers Astronomy Club will present Dr. Joannah Hinz, an Associate Research Professor and Deputy Director of the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) Observatory at the University of Arizona’s Steward Observatory. The program presentation will be at the DesertView Theater, 39900 S. Clubhouse Drive, at 7 p.m. Dr Hinz’…
Sam Miller Oct. 13 is the beginning of the SaddleBrooke Skygazers Astronomy Club calendar year, and we are in for a treat this month. Dr Marcia Rieke, Principal Investigator for the near-infrared camera (NIRCam) on the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), will join us with details of the JWST’s performance. This Sunday, Oct. 13, meeting…
Sam Miller The SaddleBrooke Skygazers Astronomy Club is pleased to host renowned astronomer, comet hunter, and author David Levy on Sunday, Jan. 12 at the SaddleBrooke One Activity Center at 7 p.m. Levy has discovered 22 comets, either independently or with astronomers Gene and Carolyn Shoemaker. He has written 34 books, mostly on astronomical subjects,…
Rita Fletcher May 17, Wednesday and June 15, Thursday, from 8:00 to 10:00 p.m. are the last two star parties until September due to monsoon season; come enjoy the warm evening, ask tons of questions and see spectacular stellar scenes for free at the softball field parking lot, adjacent to the dog park, just past…
Rita Fletcher Consider a field trip, as an activity suited to grandchildren, to the University of Arizona Science SkyCenter up in Mt. Lemmon, a scenic and educational trip making the two hours from SaddleBrooke speed by as you drive up to the 9,200-foot sky island passing through six ecosystems. Did you know that the U.A.…