5:30 Astro Imaging Meeting
7:00 – 8:00 General Meeting
Speaker: Luke Edens – West Valley Astronomy Club
Topic: Luke will be presenting an Overview of Cultural Astronomy in the Southwest. He will discuss what is cultural astronomy and how astronomy was integrated into the lives of ancient southwestern civilizations as evidenced by their rock writings and architecture.
Bio: Luke is an International Astronomical Union (IAU) Dark Sky Ambassador. He is Vice President of the International Dark Sky Association Phoenix Chapter. He is a longtime member of Society for Cultural Astronomy in the American Southwest (SCAAS) and West Valley Astronomy Club (WVAC).
Luke is Assistant Regional Coordinator for Arizona State Parks Site Steward Program which focuses on archeological preservation and former board member for the Friends of Agua Fria National Monument.
He has presented the topic of Cultural Astronomy for a Hohokam Archeology class and on the Night Sky Tourist Podcast.