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.

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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” Jamieson  32” Schulman  40” Steward Observatory  40” South Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (KASI)  60” Catalina Sky Survey  60” University of Minnesota Red denotes telescopes we looked through on tour. 32” Schulman

Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter - November 1, ” Jamieson

Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter - November 1, ” South Korea KASI (Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute)

Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter - November 1, ” University of Minnesota

Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter - November 1, ” Steward Observatory/ Catalina Sky Survey

Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter - November 1, 2014 Solar viewing

Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter - November 1, 2014

Setting up telescope for night viewing

Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter - November 1, 2014 Setting up 5” finder scope

Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter - November 1, ” Jamieson

Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter - November 1, 2014

What color is your shadow?? Due to reflected light, shadows are blue.

Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter - November 1, 2014 Kitt Peak

Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter - November 1, 2014

Sunset showing the green flash

Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter - November 1, 2014  Objects viewed (not a complete list): Ring Nebula Dumbbell Nebula Albireo Great Hercules Cluster And then the clouds rolled in...

Mt. Lemmon SkyCenter - November 1, 2014 Rik Hill, Catalina Sky Survey (and 3 rd Thursday speaker) Rik Hill searches for Near Earth Objects (NEO’s)