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 WELCOME TO THE SONORA ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY WEBSITE     

We are an astronomy club representing  Green Valley and Sahuarita, Arizona. 
We meet the second Tuesday of the month from September through May at the La Posada Recreation Center, 550 S. La Posada Circle, Green Valley, AZ, plus Zoom livestream.
Please join us to explore, learn, and help teach astronomy to others eager to learn.

* TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE – APRIL 8th, 2024. CLICK HERE for Details, SEE CALENDAR On That Date or Watch LIVE HERE *

FIND THE LATEST S.A.S. and U of A NEWSLETTERS   + 2024 METEOR SHOWER  DATES   HERE

Downloadable Sky Charts & Info About Stargazing Apps for Your Phone  – Click on, and Look for “HELPFUL LINKS

NSN Webinar: Apr. 23rd @ 6PM MST; Dr. Nicolle Zellner discusses updates on exciting space missions HERE  

*Monthly Visual Astronomy Article by David Phelps, Orange Co. (CA) Astronomy Club. Click to see MARCH or APRIL

CLUB NEWS AND EVENTS

                            PUBLIC EVENTS

NEXT CLUB MEETING 

Date:          MAY 14th, 2024

  CANCELED April 9th 2024 for ECLIPSE

Time:        Meeting 7:00 pm   (See Meetings)

Location:  La Posada for In-Person + Zoom

Zoom details will be sent to members by email

 Zoom Guests can use Contact Us page to request access.

SPEAKER:   T B A

SUBJECT:   T B A

NEXT CLUB STAR PARTY

Date:         Thursday April 4th,  2024  

Time:        6:30 PM

NOTE: Star Party will be Canceled if Clouds/Rainy/Cold Weather

Location:  Canoa Preserve Park – 3.2 miles south from Continental & Whitehouse Canyon/Medera Canyon Rd,  on Camino De La Canoa (3500 S Camino De La Canoa)

LOOKING AHEAD:

THE FOLLOWING CLUB STAR PARTY IS:

Date:         Thursday May  9th,  2024    

Time:         7:00 PM

Location:  Canoa Preserve Park

NOTE: All 2024 Star Party Dates Listed in the  CALENDAR.

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.ASTRONOMY CONTINUES – EXPLORE THESE

What is the ZOONIVERSE? Learn more on  Meetings Page

Become a Citizen Scientist with NASA!

 NASA hosts a ‘galaxy’ of citizen science programs that you can get involved in!   Click HERE to learn more.~

HERE is what HUBBLE is looking at RIGHT NOW

SCHEDULED PUBLIC STAR PARTIES

HISTORIC CANOA RANCH STARGAZING

Date:        March 29th, 2024             

Time:        7:30 PM -9:30 PM  (Setup @ 7:00 PM)

Location:  5375 S. I-19 Frontage Road, Green Valley, AZ 85614

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School & Community Events (not public events)

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School Events  Closed to Public

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Looking for Support as a Budding Amateur?

Check out “LOVE THE NIGHT SKY” website HERE

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ASTRONOMY FROM HOME (click on name)

Worldwide Telescope website lets you explore the night sky – anytime offering interesting adventures in viewing the cosmos .

SkyLive not only has a great sky chart (in the Planetarium tab) but has a wealth of other astronomy information. It has indicators and labels for Messier objects and a search capability for comets.

Stellarium Has an impressive looking sky chart but learning how to label deep sky objects is not obvious.

In-The-Sky Is an easy to use guide to the night sky for relevant astronomy topics.