PRESCOTT AStronomy Club
Exploring the Night Sky Together
Our Mission:
- Bring together people interested in astronomy
- Help them develop their astronomical skills and knowledge
- Encourage education about and public interest in astronomy
2024 Prescott Astronomy Club meetings and events:
April 8: CANCELED due to weather – Solar Eclipse viewing @ Prescott Valley Public Library, 10:00a – 12:30p
May 1: PAC meeting @ Prescott Public Library, 6p. Dr. Jeff Hall – Lowell Observatory,
“The Curious Case of Our Wild & Crazy Sun”
May 4: Starry Nights star party @ Williamson Valley Trailhead. Details will be posted soon.
June 5: PAC meeting @ Prescott Public Library, 6p. David A. Williams, School of Earth and Space Exploration,
“Psyche: Exploration of a Metal World”
Monthly club meetings and Starry Nights/solar viewing open to the public.
Starry Nights, solar viewing, and private star party events are weather dependent.
Cancelations will be noted above and sent via email to club members.
Upcoming Event Descriptions
Prescott Valley Public Library: Solar Eclipse Viewing Event CANCELED
Monday, April 8, 2024 at 10:00 AM
CANCELED due to weather
On Monday, April 8, 2024, a total solar eclipse will cross North America, passing over
Mexico, the United States and Canada. Join the Prescott Valley Public Library and the
Prescott Astronomy Club at the Civic Center Theater on the Green to learn more about
solar eclipses and to safely experience this rare astronomical event.
Telescopic viewing stations will be provided by the Prescott Astronomy Club. They will
also share scientific facts about eclipses alongside a large viewing screen, as well as
safe viewing tips leading up to peak viewing time, shortly after 11:20a. Activity
stations will be hosted by the library, including paper viewer supplies and fun
giveaways.
Viewing the partial eclipse yourself requires special glasses; never look directly at
the sun without proper eye protection. Solar glasses will be distributed for free at
Prescott Valley Public Library on March 29 between 10:00a-12:00p and 2:00p-4:00p. Due to
limited supplies, the library cannot guarantee that solar glasses will be available at the
April 8 event, so please take advantage of the solar glasses giveaway on March 29.
Stop by the Prescott Valley Civic Center Theater on the Green (7501 E. Civic Circle) on
April 8, 2024 anytime from 10:00a to 12:30p to participate in this fun, free event!
Date: Monday, April 8 th , 2024
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Where: Prescott Valley Civic Center Theater on the Green (7501 E. Civic Circle)
More Info? 928.759.3040
Monthly Club Meeting - The Curious Case of Our Wild & Crazy Sun
Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 6:00 PM
The Sun seems to shine each day with a steady, unchanging light, but our star is anything but calm. About every 11 years, the Sun
undergoes a steady cycle of violent activity that has many effects on Earth. In this talk, we'll have a look at what causes solar variations & what
effects they have, how we've figured out some of the Sun's secrets (including through eclipses, so we'll talk about those as well), & how we try to
anticipate what it might do in the future.
Join Jeffery Hall, a solar astronomer & the Executive Director of Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, for an exploration into the strange behavior of
our nearby star.
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Monthly Club Meeting - Psyche: Exploration of a Metal World
Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at 6:00 PM
In October 2023 NASA launched Psyche, a robotic orbiter spacecraft designed to study Main Belt asteroid (16) Psyche, the largest metallic asteroid in the Solar System. This asteroid is thought to be the exposed iron-nickel core of an ancient larger parent body, whose crust and mantle were stripped away by impacts. This asteroid could be a model for the cores of other rocky planets, such as Mars, Venus, and the Earth. How will Psyche the spacecraft explore Psyche the asteroid? Join Professor David Williams from the School of Earth and Space Exploration at Arizona State University, who is a member of the Psyche Science Team, for a discussion of this new NASA planetary mission.
David A. Williams is a Research Professor in the School of Earth and Space Exploration at Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona. Dr. Williams is the Director of the Ronald Greeley Center for Planetary Studies, the NASA planetary data center at ASU, which conducts planetary data training events for ASU and NASA’s Planetary Science Division. David is currently performing research in volcanology and planetary geology, with a focus on planetary mapping, geochemical, and remote sensing studies.
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