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Featured Speakers for 2026
Dates, times, and speakers are:
January 22, 2026, 7:00pm, Activity Center, - Mark Lyon will present, "Wonders of the Cosmos".
January 26, 2026 10:00am Ramada Inn (777 N Freeway) - Mr. Lyon will give us a tour of his 3-gallery exhibit, Mark Lyon's Meteorites (Rms 159, 160, & 161) at the Pueblo Show.
February 19, 2026, 7:00pm, Activity Center, - Ms. Janet Wood will present, "Exploring Pluto with the New Horizons Spacecraft".
February 25,2026, 1:00pm, Catalina Vista, In conjunction with the SCOV Library and the Astronomy Club, Dr. Erika Hamden will be reviewing her new book titled, Weird Universe.
March 19, 2026, 7:00pm, Activity Center, - Dr. John Barentine will present, "Conservation of Our Dark Skies".
April 16, 2026, 7:00pm, Activity Center, - Twink Monrad will present, "My Gold Basin Arizona Meteorite Adventure". Tour of the Steam Pump Ranch meteorite collection on April 17th.
May 21, 2026, 7:00pm, Activity Center, - Vicky Derksen will present, "Stars to Stones: Celestial Secrets along Arizona’s Original Highway 89".
September 17, 2026, 7:00pm, Activity Center, – Harold Wood will present, “The Synergy between Star Trek and Real-World Space Exploration”
October 15, 2026, 7:00pm, Activity Center – Dr. Ty Robinson will present “Exoplanet Atmospheres”
November 19, 2026, 7:00pm, Activity Center – Dr. Ilaria Pascucci will present, “Formation of Exoplanets”
December 17, 2026, 7:00pm, Activity Center – Dr. Mihail Martinovec will present “Parker Solar Probe Update”
Each above session includes an excellent speaker. More details HERE
Star Parties
See our calendar HERE for the current schedule. We normally have 5 to 6 telescopes for viewing. You may bring your own binoculars which would be helpful for your personal tour of the night sky. There is always a member of our club that will help guide us through the night sky.
Field Trips
Check out some of the photos taken during the ASU Field Trip
Mr. Mark Lyon has invited us to tour his 3-gallery exhibit, Mark Lyon's Meteorites, at the Pueblo Show on January 26, 2026 @10am at the Ramada Inn, 777 N Freeway, Rms 159, 160 & 161.
We've been invited to tour the Steam Pump Ranch's meteorite collection on April 17th @ 10am. Our tour guide will be Twink Monrad.