SAC Members and Guests!
Please join us for the 39th Annual SAC Fall Public Star Party at
Thunderbird Conservation Park in Glendale AZ on Saturday, October 8, 2016.
Details are below and on the SAC website. Don't forget water, chairs and a
step stool for the shorter set.
If you can help us out by printing and distributing this announcement to
your friends, coworkers and neighbors, we would greatly appreciate it!
Here is the announcement:
Please join us for the 39th Annual SAC Fall Public Star Party at
Thunderbird Conservation Park in Glendale AZ on Saturday, October 8, 2016.
The event will be sponsored by Glendale Parks and Recreation Department and
hosted by the Saguaro Astronomy Club. Members of the Club will have
telescopes large and small set up and available for public viewing from
6:00 pm to 9:30 pm (sunset 6:03 pm). They will show a variety of
astronomical objects during these hours, including the Moon, Planets Venus,
Mars, and Saturn, plus Stars, Galaxies, and many Deep Sky Wonders. Club
volunteers will be on hand to answer questions you may have about
telescopes, observing the sky, and astronomy in general. Weather
permitting. The event is free. Please join us for a night under the stars!
Directions: To get to Thunderbird Park in Glendale, take Loop 101 to 67th
Ave and go north 1 1/2 miles to Patrick Lane (just past Mountain Ridge High
School). Turn right at the entrance to the park at the stoplight at Patrick
Lane. Follow the signs and proceed to the parking lot at the observing
field. See the map on our website.
Website: www.saguaroastro.org
Contact: Lori Palmer - Glendale Parks & Rec
Ph: 623-930-4613
You can see the Park announcement at:
http://www.glendaleaz.com/ParksandRecreation/specialevents.cfm
Thx!
Jack Jones
Public Events Coord
SAC
www.saguaroastro.org
