Come one, come all! Next Tuesday, 7 March 2006, ASU West is having an Astronomy Open House. There will be telescopes for viewing, bring your own or look through someone else's. See <http://www.west.asu.edu/atpcs/PlanetsStarsGalaxiesOhMy.jpg>http://www.west.asu.edu/atpcs/PlanetsStarsGalaxiesOhMy.jpg On the following Saturday, 11 March 2006 PAS will be holding a public star party in Dreamy Draw Park (just off of Rt 51 north of Northern Ave (to the east). Bring your telescope. Bring a friend. Come look through other telescopes. This is a fairly dark area considering it's the middle of Phoenix. See the PAS web site and PAS Events for a map. http://www.pasaz.org/ On Tuesday, 28 March 2006, there will be a star party at Garden Lakes elementary School in Avondale. There is a big field and it is fairly dark. Directions: In west Phoenix, exit the 101 at Indian School. Go west on Indian School Rd to 107th Ave. Take a left (south) on 107th Ave. Go south on 107th and the first light will be Garden Lakes Parkway. Take a right onto Garden Lakes Parkway. Garden Lakes Elementary School is on the left. (Westview High School is on the right.) We will be setting up on the field next to the basketball court. You can see the basketball court from the parking lot. You can park on the basketball court or park on the field if you would like. Jeff -- Jeff Hopkins HPO SOFT http://www.hposoft.com/Astro/astro.html Hopkins Phoenix Observatory 7812 West Clayton Drive Phoenix, Arizona 85033-2439 U.S.A. www.hposoft.com -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.