Thursday October 19

 7:00 PM

Navajo Room

Regular Meeting. 

Speaker: Dr. Richard Greenberg, U of  A Lunar & Planetary Laboratory, "Europa, the Ocean Moon: The Search for an Alien Biosphere"

Wednesday, Nov. 8, 9:00 AM

Social Hall Auditorium

Annual Club Fair.  Volunteers needed for booth duty.  Contact Paul Kuhel, 818-1232.

Wednesday, Nov. 8, 5:00 PM

Patio behind Kachina Lounge, Social Hall

Annual Fall Star Party.  Bring your telescopes and binoculars.  If you don't have any, there should be plenty available for your enjoyment.  Computer simulation will be provided on patio.  (Sunset 5:28 PM)

Thursday, Nov. 16

7:00 PM

Navajo Room

Regular Meeting. 

Speaker: Prof. Neville Woolf, U of A, Astronomy Dept., "Life: What Is It and How Did It Start?"

Thursday, Dec. 21, 7:00 PM, Navajo Room

Regular Meeting. 

Speaker: Mr. Louis Faix, amateur astronomer and retired engineering executive, "The Star of Bethlehem: What Was It Really?"

Thursday, January 18

7:00 PM

Navajo Room

Regular Meeting. 

Speaker: Prof. Jonathan Lunine, UA, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, "Cassini and The Lakes of Titan"

Tuesday, February 13,  6:00 PM at Home of Fred Mills

Mini Star Party for viewing Saturn in near optimum position.  Call Fred that afternoon if there is any question about proceeding with the viewing if there is cloud cover.

Thursday, February 15,  7:00 PM

Navajo Room

Regular Meeting.

Speaker: Dr. G. Grant Williams, Staff Scientist, MMT Observatory, "The New MMT: Technical Developments and Scientific Discoveries"  Click for abstract

Required Club Business: Appointment of Nominating Committee Chair.

Thursday, March 15

 7:00 PM

Navajo Room

Regular Meeting. 

Speaker: Dr. Robert S. McMillan, U of A, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, "Spacewatch Preparations for the Era of Deep All-Sky Surveys"

Required Club Business: Appointment of Audit Committee Chair.

Tuesday, April 17

5:30 PM

Catalina State Park

Group Area

Annual Star Party and Barbecue.  Click here for instructions and restrictions.  The barbeque starts at 5:30 and stargazing at dusk. The club will furnish hamburgers, hotdogs, veggie burgers, condiments and cold soft drinks.  If you wish hot drinks, etc., bring your own.  Of course, bring your telescopes and binoculars.  If you don’t have any, there should be plenty available for your enjoyment.

Thursday, April 19,

7:00 PM

Navajo Room

Annual Meeting. 

Speaker: John Fountain, "Archaeoastronomy"

Required Club Business: Election of officers.

Friday, April 27,

9:00 AM

MMTO

Field Trip

Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory

Click here for details

Thursday, May 17,

 7:00 PM

 Navajo Room

Regular Meeting. 

Speaker: Dr. Faith Vilas, Director of MMT Observatory, "Probing Near-Earth Asteroid Characteristics: The Japanese Hayabusa Mission to Asteroid 25143 Itokawa"

Required Club Business: Audit Committee report and next year’s budget.