Alamo Lake State Park Star Gazing Party – November 2019
(Verde Valley Astronomy Club)
Nov.15 (arrive), 16 (star gazing), 17 (depart)
Make your own reservation online. Our club members are on site C41 from the 14th – 19th.
Contact Janie or Bob Randle for questions (623) 975-7483 or (Email them here).
ASU Meteorite Lab
The WVAC visited the ASU meteorite lab for the second time, where Dr. Wadhwa and his staff Rebecca Davis, Dr. Laurence Garvie and Melissa Morris provided a wonderful tour of the meteorite vault. The climate controlled vault contains meteorites from around the world consisting of all type of elements from iron to diamonds. Ongoing studies of these meteorites are providing an amazing insight into how the universe was formed.
East Valley Astronomy Club Gilbert Observatory
20 WVAC members visited the East Valley Astronomy Club Gilbert Observatory. The Gilbert Rotary Centennial Observatory (GRCO) is located at the Riparian Preserve at Water Ranch in Gilbert, Arizona, east of the Southeast Regional Library (southeast corner of Greenfield and Guadalupe Roads). The observatory is open every Friday and Saturday evening at nightfall year round weather permitting. The GRCO is owned by the Town of Gilbert and operated by the Riparian Institute. The East Valley Astronomy Club manages the observatory and staffs its operation and programs.
