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Tour of the Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab, University of Arizona

Monday, August 26, 2024

Event

Monday, August 26, tour of the Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab, University of Arizona

Tickets are $25, https://mirrorlab.arizona.edu/content/tours-tickets

Call, text or email
      John McConnaughey
      1916 E Singing Bow Way
      Oro Valley, AZ 85755
      (503)580-2465 Captain.Faisua@gmail.com

Date: Monday, August 26, 2024

Location: Sun City Oro Valley, Arizona
1565A E Rancho Vistoso Blvd
Oro Valley, AZ 85755

Information for Visitors

Instructions for the Public:

Tickets are $25 and must be purchased in advance: https://mirrorlab.arizona.edu/content/tours-tickets

Call, text or email
      John McConnaughey
      1916 E Singing Bow Way
      Oro Valley, AZ 85755
      (503)580-2465 Captain.Faisua@gmail.com

Location Details

Sun City Oro Valley, Arizona
The Sun City Oro Valley Astronomy Club is a chartered club of Sun City Oro Valley. We are located in the town of Oro Valley, a suburb of Tucson, Arizona.

1565A E Rancho Vistoso Blvd
Oro Valley, AZ 85755
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Activity Center, Sun City Oro Valley

Notes:
Monthly speaker programs are held in the Activity Center of Sun City Oro Valley. Star Parties are held behind the Views Restaurant in the golf course gold cart parking lot.

Contact Sun City Oro Valley Astronomy Club for more information.

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Phone: 559-740-9455

Event Report

Comments and anecdotes about the event:
The tour was great, and the people leading it were wonderful hosts and really appreciate the community's interest in their activities. This University of Arizona Mirror Lab is the pre-eminent giant telescope mirror fabrication facility in the world!

Photo From Tour of the Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab, University of Arizona

University of Arizona Mirror Lab on 26 August 2024. Photo by John McConnaughey

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