Astronomy Association of Arizona - 485 Watson Road, Suite 103-247 - Buckeye, AZ, United States
Zip 85326
Scheduled Events
SCHEDULED EVENTS
Membership Meeting - December 19, 2021 - Center on Main, Verrado - Our monthly membership meeting starts at 4 pm and ends at 5 pm. Members need not register. Non-members are welcome to attend but registration will be required. Submit to Info@AstronomyAssociationArizona.org. We are voting to confirm the Board of Directors' next term for 2022. We will also have a report on our CubeSat Project from Doug Walker, a financial report will be presented by CFO , Steve Ciucci and a presentation on our association's education plans for 2022 will be made.
Membership Meeting - February, 2022. Date, location, time and agenda to be determined.
Solar System, Stellar & Galactic Astronomy - First Quarter 2022 - This will be a three day class conducted by Dr. Doug Walker. Non member cost will be $25 / member cost $20.
Class size restricted to 25.
PUBLIC EVENTS SCHEDULED BY OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
None scheduled at this time.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Buckeye SciTech Festival - February 19 & 20, 2022 - 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM - Event Location: Buckeye Municipal Airport - 3000 S. Palo Verde Road, Buckeye, AZ 85326. The Astronomy Association will be providing hands-on educational activities, including solar telescope viewings.
Verrado Annual Founders Day Picnic - March/April 2022 – Astronomy Association will be participating as it as done in previous years. Specific date, time and location to be determined by Verrado.
Grand Canyon Star Party - June 18 to 25, 2022 – Astronomy Association will be participating with the Grand Canyon National Park with approximately 15-20 telescopes for the week. Members interested in attending should make reservations for a place to stay immediately. 9,000 people attended the event at the last in-person event in 2019 and more are expected in 2022. Here is a link for more information:
https://www.nps.gov/grca/planyourvisit/grand-canyon-star-party.htm
The first part of the website presents the 2021 Virtual Star Party. Information on the 2022 Grand Canyon Star Party follows.