Lake Havasu Astronomy Club
Lake Havasu City, AZ

Public Star Parties

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Past Events

Night Under the Stars at Alamo State Park
November 3, 2007

Arizona State Parks conducted a star party at Alamo Lake State Park. There were 10 telescopes available for the 75 attendees to enjoy.

Thunderbolt Middle School
October 3, 2007

The Lake Havasu Astronomy Club conducted a star party at Thunderbolt Middle School on October 3rd at 7:00 pm. Jupiter, Andromeda Galaxy (M31), Ring Nebula (M57) and the Double-double (Epsilon Lyrae) were featured.

Daytona Middle School
April 22, 2007

The Lake Havasu Astronomy Club conducted a star party at Daytona Middle School (Cypress and Swanson) on April 22nd. The 6 day Moon, Saturn, Venus, the Beehive cluster and the Orion Nebula were featured.

Thunderbolt Middle School
March 15, 2007

The Lake Havasu Astronomy Club conducted a star party at Thunderbolt Middle School on March 15th. Saturn and the Orion Nebula were the prominent objects observed. Approximately 50 adults and kids attended.

Sara Park
January 25, 2007

The Lake Havasu Astronomy Club conducted a star party at Sara Park on January 25th. Several prominent objects were viewable including the First Quarter Moon, Venus (early in the evening), the Orion Nebula, the Pleiades (Seven Sisters) star cluster, Sirius (the brightest star in our sky, actually a double star) and a little later in the evening Saturn. Unfortunately our announcement of the event never got published in the newspaper so attendance was limited to 15 of Glen’s science class students, a couple siblings and 5 or 6 parents. The kids seemed to enjoy themselves and were quite knowledgeable in astronomy.

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