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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 first or second Saturday of the month from September through May  plus Zoom livestream.
Please join us to explore, learn, and help teach astronomy to others eager to learn.

CHECK OUT JOHN DWYER’S LATEST SOLAR PHOTOS HERE

FIND THE LATEST S.A.S. and U of A NEWSLETTERS   + 2024 & 2025 METEOR SHOWER  DATES   HERE

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

NSN Webinar Series, Nov. 19th, 6:00PM: Chandra’s High-Energy Universe with Dr. Kimberly Arcand – Details HERE

CLUB NEWS AND EVENTS

                            PUBLIC EVENTS

NEXT CLUB MEETING 

NOTE: NEW DATE, TIME, LOCATION

Date:          Saturday, December 7th, 2024

Time:        Meeting 3:00 pm – access at 2:45PM  (See Meetings)

Location:  Sahuarita Public Library and Zoom (See Meetings Page)

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

See CALENDAR For Details

NEXT CLUB STAR PARTY

Date:         Thursday November 21st,  2024    

Time:         5:15 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 December 19th,  2024    

Time:         5:15 PM

Location:  Canoa Preserve Park

NOTE: All 2025 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.~

SCHEDULED PUBLIC STAR PARTIES

HISTORIC CANOA RANCH STAR PARTY

Date:    November 23rd, 2024   

Time:    6:30 PM (setup before dark)    

Location:   5375 S. I-19 Frontage Rd
                    Green Valley, AZ 85622

See CALENDAR for more details

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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.

HERE is what HUBBLE is looking at RIGHT NOW