FreeLists / az-observing / [AZ-Observing] Observational opportunity

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Greetings,

Recently I received an invitation from Paradise Valley Community College to 
visit their observatory. I was contacted by Dave Hellmann, who is the 
astronomy/engineering/physics labtech at the college. He asked that I share his 
invitation.
Apparently they have lots of nice gear and not many people using it. Among 
their goodies: a Celestron 11 on a Losmandy G-11 with Gemini, an ST9E CCD, 
Coronado NearStar (h-alpha) scope, about a dozen piers... plus a lot more gear!

They also participate in the Telescopes in Education Program - remotely 
controlling 14" and 24" telescopes on Mt. Wilson. Users can download their 
images.

They have an open lab on Thursday evenings, from 7:30 to 10:00 PM. Other nights 
can be scheduled.

Dave is looking to get local amateur astronomers involved in what sounds like a 
fantastic program. He is also open to hosting club meetings.
I am definitely planning to check out their facility and I encourage you to do 
the same.
The college is located in NE Phoenix, around 32nd Street and Union Hills.

Dave's contact information:
Office phone: 602-787-6685
Cell phone:  623-363-0493
Email:  david.hellmann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Alternate email:  muaddib4355@xxxxxxxxxxxx

Keep looking up,

Peter Argenziano
President
East Valley Astronomy Club, Inc.
www.eastvalleyastronomy.org

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