Photos: The Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association's Star Party
Several members of the Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association brought out their viewing gear to give the public a chance to see the skies at their Star Party, February 3, 2024, Tucson, Ariz. Nearly 100 cycled through the afternoon and into the night to get a chance to learn about the heavens.
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Bernie Stinger uses a break in the clouds to get his telescope focused on the sun at the Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association’s annual Star Party held at Pima Community College East Campus, Tucson, Ariz., February 3, 2024. Members of the TAAA set up solar viewing scopes for the afternoon session of the party and as the sun went down switched to night adapted equipment.
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Rilee Reichenbacher gets a looks at the sun through Chuck Schroll’s solar telescope at the Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association’s annual Star Party held at Pima Community College East Campus, Tucson, Ariz., February 3, 2024.
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Chuck Schroll gets his solar telescope lens cleaned as the gets set up at the Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association’s annual Star Party held at Pima Community College East Campus, Tucson, Ariz., February 3, 2024.
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Jim O’Connor explains the life cycle of stars to a handful of guests during the daylight portion of the Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association’s annual Star Party held at Pima Community College East Campus, Tucson, Ariz., February 3, 2024.
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Zane Landers gets his 11-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope assembled before the night viewing starts at the Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association’s annual Star Party held at Pima Community College East Campus, Tucson, Ariz., February 3, 2024.
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A youngster gets a look at Jupiter, the first object to become visible just before sunset, through a Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope at the Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association’s annual Star Party held at Pima Community College East Campus, Tucson, Ariz., February 3, 2024.
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Chuck Schroll goes low to get his telescope aligned on Jupiter at kid-eye level as the night viewing equipment comes out at the Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association’s Star Party at Pima Community College East Campus, Tucson, Ariz., February 3, 2024.
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Sunspots speckle the sun, visible during a moment without afternoon clouds, seen from Pima Community College’s East Campus during the Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association’s Star Party, Tucson, Ariz., February 3, 2024.
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