During the September – May active club season, the club organizes various special field trips. We visit University Programs, Meteor Labs, Outdoor large Telescopes, Mirror Labs, etc.
Field Trips Old
Lowell Observatory Club Event Trip
Lowell Observatory Club Trip
On May 26th 2023 24 members of the West Valley Astronomy club made the trip to Flagstaff Arizona to
visit the Lowell Observatory. We schedule a special group tour with which included an all day pass to
the facility, multiple seminars during the day and guided tours to the Clark Telescope and Pluto
telescope building. At 8:15 the group gathered in the lobby of the entrance to begin our Dark Skies tour
package.
Experience the famously dark skies of Flagstaff, Arizona, home of the Lowell Observatory. The Dark
Skies Package includes one and a half hours of private stargazing for our group using the new 24” (0.6m)
Dyer Telescope. Tour groups members will also enjoy a laser-guided constellation tour of the adjoining
McAllister Observing plaza.
While not observing we were able to explore other parts of the observatory on our own including:
- Giovale Open Deck Observatory, with six telescopes of varying sizes, including a 32” (0.8m) reflecting telescope.
- Historic Clark Refractor, which mapped the moon for the Apollo program.
- Pluto Discovery Telescope and Zeiss Blink Comparator
Additional information:
Alamo Lake State Park “Night Under the Sky”
Alamo Lake State Park “Night Under the Sky”
November 19th 2022.
Alamo Lake State Park Group area
Observing the Sun from Noon to 4:00pm
Presentation at 5:00pm followed by nighttime observation
Alamo Lake State Park “Night Under the Stars”
Alamo Lake State Park “Night Under the Stars” November 6th 2021 This event is located at the Alamo Lake State Park and is hosted by the Verde Valley Astronomy club. WVAC will be providing additional telescopes and support. This event was free to the public. Click Here for the link to the Verde Valley Astronomy Club Website.
