Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter November 1, 2014 1956 to 1969, one of 200 sites along coastlines and borders...

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Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter November 1, 2014

1956 to 1969, one of 200 sites along coastlines and borders scanned for bombers coming out of the Pacific.

1970 to present, operated by Steward Observatory with facilities on Mt. Lemmon and Mt. Bigelow.

9157 ft. Altitude.

By Jerry Shaw

Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter November 1, 2014

Hour and thirty minutes drive from the Tucson Convention Center

Still some fall colors on the trees on the drive up

Tickets are $30 dollars per person (Includes dinner)

Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter - November 1, 2014

Mt. Lemmon Telescopes:20” Jamieson32” Schulman40” Steward Observatory40” South Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI)60” Catalina Sky Survey60” University of Minnesota

Red denotes telescopes we looked through on tour. 32” Schulman

20” Jamieson

40” South Korea KASI (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute)

60” University of Minnesota

60” Steward Observatory/ Catalina Sky Survey

Solar viewing

Setting up telescope for night viewing

Setting up 5” finder scope

20” Jamieson

What color is your shadow??

Due to reflected light, shadows are blue.

Kitt Peak

Sunset showingthe green flash

Objects viewed (not a complete list):

Ring Nebula Dumbbell Nebula Albireo Great Hercules Cluster

And then the clouds rolled in . . .

Rik Hill, Catalina Sky Survey (and 3rd Thursday speaker)

Rik Hill searches for Near Earth Objects (NEO’s)

Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter November 1, 2014 1956 to 1969, one of 200 sites along coastlines and borders...

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