Brief history of astronomy and telescopes
Date: Jan 19th, Friday. 11:00 – 12:15
Topic: Telescopes
Presenter: John Hiatt of the West Valley Astronomy Club
Group: Fabulous Fridays For Homeschoolers
Location: White Tank Mountain Library Classroom
1) Brief history of astronomy and telescopes
2) Current developments in the field – land based, space based
3) Demonstration using physical examples of telescopes
4) Questions and Answers
New Traditional Academy science fair was taking place and we were asked if the club could provide some telescopes for the students and adults to view the moon.
We were fortunate to not only have a large break in the clouds during the event, but also the ability to see the Moon, Jupiter and Saturn. The evening was cool but no wind and a great place to setup for the event. What a wonderful turn out around 319 visitors attended the event.
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 4th
Night Under the Stars
7:00 am – 10:00 pm
Host: Alamo Lake State Park
This event is open to the public.
There is a fee to enter the park, and there is camping at the site for an additional fee.
More information is available on the park website: Alamo Lake State Park
Alamo Lake State Park “Night Under the Sky”
SATURDAY OCTOBER 21 – SURPRISE ASANTE LIBRARY
International Observe the Moon Night
Public may need to register at the library or at the event.
More information may be available at the library website: Surprise Public Library
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Host: Tonya Stuemplf
