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Nov 21 2019

Steward Observatory Mirror Lab visit

Steward Observatory Mirror Lab visit – November 2019

Our club is repeating a highly popular visit to the U of A mirror lab in Tucson Arizona on November 21, 2019.

The experience is an energetic 90 minute walking tour which explains and shows, up-close, the immense mirror production process for astronomical telescopes. The mirrors for the Giant Magellan Telescope are in production and installation will begin soon in Chile. Time is 1-2:30 PM for our group tour. The cost is $18 pp. Van service is $70 pp which will offer pickup at the church and drop off at the Lab.

Contact Ron Langlois directly by cell phone, 623-466-4118 or email (Here), All payments for the Mirror Lab trip must be received by 31 October 2019, unless you are making your own arrangements! Please send cash or checks to Ron Langlois, 16956 W. Eureka Springs Dr. Surprise AZ, 85387. Make checks payable to Ron Langlois.

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Nov 15 2019

Alamo Lake State Park Star Gazing Party

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).

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Feb 23 2019

ASU Meteorite Lab

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.

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Jan 22 2019

East Valley Astronomy Club Gilbert Observatory

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.

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