Star Party supporting the UA Flandrau.
Requested 4 TAAA scopes to help educate and observe a newly disovered meteor shower.
6:00 PM - Planetarium open early evening so families with young children can come by
7:20 PM - Sunset
Amateur astronomers with telescopes on mall
Astronomy club activity on mall
NOAO activity on mall – dark sky measurements as part of globe at night
OSIRIS activity on mall
PSI activity on mall
Rotating speakers, 20 minutes each with 10 minute intermissions in Planetarium theater (exact schedule TBD)
                7:00        CSS-
                7:30        PSI –
                8:00        OSIRIS Rex –
                8:30        Meteor shower talk –
9:00 – Movie on mall
10:45 – meteor shower counting begins
1:00 AM – peak of shower
2:00 AM – all activities ended, mall cleared

Date: Friday, 5/23/2014

Time: 7:30 PM - 2:00 AM Mountain

Location: Flandrau Science Center, 1601 University Blvd, Tucson, AZ

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  • Sunset Image
    Sunset: 7:22 PM
  • Waning Crescent
    Moon
  • Sky Chart - click to enlarge
    What's in the Sky this evening?

Information for Visitors:

6:00 PM - Planetarium open early evening so families with young children can come by
7:20 PM - Sunset
Amateur astronomers with telescopes on mall
Astronomy club activity on mall
NOAO activity on mall – dark sky measurements as part of globe at night
OSIRIS activity on mall
PSI activity on mall
Rotating speakers, 20 minutes each with 10 minute intermissions in Planetarium theater (exact schedule TBD)
                7:00        CSS-
                7:30        PSI –
                8:00        OSIRIS Rex –
                8:30        Meteor shower talk –
9:00 – Movie on mall
10:45 – meteor shower counting begins
1:00 AM – peak of shower
2:00 AM – all activities ended, mall cleared

Location Details

Flandrau Science Center

1601 University Blvd

Tucson, AZ

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