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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.
*** HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM the SAS MEMBERS! ***
*NEW* Upcoming in January –A Rare Six Planet Alignment! See Details HERE
CHECK OUT JOHN DWYER’S LATEST SOLAR PHOTOS HERE
NSN Webinar Series, from Dec. 18th, 2024 Astronomy Picture of the Day – Details HERE
FIND THE LATEST S.A.S. NEWSLETTERS + 2024 & 2025 METEOR SHOWER DATES HERE
Downloadable Sky Charts & Info About Stargazing Apps for Your Phone – Click on, and Look for “HELPFUL LINKS”
CLUB NEWS AND EVENTS
PUBLIC EVENTS
NEXT CLUB MEETING
NOTE: NEW DATE, TIME, LOCATION
Date: Saturday, January 4th, 2025
Time: Meeting 2:30 pm – access at 2:15PM (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: Fr Christopher Corbally, Vatican Observatory
SUBJECT: Weird Binaries Under Close Surveillance
See CALENDAR For Details
NEXT CLUB STAR PARTY
Date: Thursday December 19th, 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 January 30th, 2025
Time: 5:45 PM
Location: NEW LOCATION – DETAILS SOON
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
NOTHING CURRENTLY SCHEDULED
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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