Upcoming TAAA Meetings...
July 2, 2010 Meeting, Begins at 6:30pm
Astronomy Fundamentals Lecture 6:30pm
Title: Objects of the Season
Presenter: Dr Mary Turner
Our Chief Observer, Dr. Mary Turner, will give her quarterly update on the best objects for observing during the summer season.
Invited Lecture 7:30pm
Title: LOGing and Blogging
Presenter: Dean and Melinda Ketelsen
At the July meeting, Dean Ketelsen, former TAAA president and 20 year Steward Observatory Mirror Lab employee, will present an update on current ongoing projects at the Mirror Lab. These include the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST), the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT), and a few others of interest. This will be the LOGing (Large Optical Generator) part of the presentation.
Dean and his wife Melinda have maintained a blog for over 2 years and 400 entries, writing about not only his work at the Mirror Lab, but astronomical topics, home improvement, road trip stories, and birding and nature photography. In an effort to encourage others to pick up the activity, for the second part of the meeting, Melinda will create a blog and demonstrate how easy it is to add text and images to express your inner selves!
See Public Calendar for further details.
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Community Events
Pima Air and Space Museum Night Wings
July 24, 2010 5pm-9pm
The TAAA will be providing telescopes for night time viewing between 7pm and 9pm at this event being organized by the Pima Air and Space Museum. See the Pima Air and Space Muserum events page for details.
News and Information
ALCON 2010 Photos
The 2010 Astronomical League has wrapped up after a successful few days! Take a look at some photos snapped during the event which included several presentations, observing sessions, a luncheon with David Levy, lots of door prizes and raffles, the AL Banquet dinner, award presentations, a wonderful display by the exhibitors, and lots of time with friends old and new.
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