Sun City Astronomy Club

Sun City Vistoso

Oro Valley, Arizona

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for Speakers

Thursday October 16

 7:00 PM

Navajo Room

Regular Meeting. 

Speaker: Dr. John M. Hill, Technical Director of Large Binocular Telescope Observatory (LBTO), "The Large Binocular Telescope: Really a Binocular Now" (Synopsis)

Friday-Saturday

October 25-26

Mt. Graham

 2-day trip to Mt. Graham. 

Organized by Arthur Humphrey.

See Field Trip page for more details.

Thursday, November 20

7:00 PM

Navajo Room

Regular Meeting. 

Speaker: George Coyne, S.J., Vatican Observatory, "Determining the Age of the Universe" (Synopsis)

November

Date/time to be advised

Fall Star Party.  This event has been cancelled this year due to scheduling conflicts.

Thursday, December 18

7:00 PM

Navajo Room

Regular Meeting. 

Speaker: Louis Faix, amateur astronomer and retired engineering executive, "Nebulae - The Alpha and Omega of Nature's Creation" 

Thursday, January 15

7:00 PM

Navajo Room

Regular Meeting. 

Speaker: Prof. Michael Meyer, U of A, Astronomy Dept., "When Worlds Collide: The Formation and Evolution of Planetary Systems"

Thursday, February 19

7:00 PM

Navajo Room

Regular Meeting.

Speaker: Prof. Emeritus Robert Strom, U of A, LPL, "Exploring Mercury: The Iron Planet".  Click for more info.

Required Club Business: Appointment of Nominating Committee Chair.

Thursday, March 19

 7:00 PM

Navajo Room

Regular Meeting. 

Speaker: Dr. Victor Baker, U of A, LPL, "Mega Floods on Earth and Mars".

Required Club Business: Appointment of Audit Committee Chair.

Friday, March 20

Thursday, April 16

7:00 PM

Navajo Room

Annual Meeting. 

Dr. Stephen Pompea, Scientist and Manager of Science Education, National Optical Astronomy Observatory, "From Galileo's Telescope to the Galilescope: 400 Years of Astronomy"
Required Club Business: Election of Officers.

Wednesday, April 22

5:00 PM

Catalina State Park, Group Area

Click here for map

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, May 21

 7:00 PM

 Navajo Room

Regular Meeting. 

Speaker: Victor Krabbendam, LSST Telescope and Site Project Manager, "The LSST: A wide, fast, and deep, survey for the astrophysicist in all of us".   

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