March 2008 PAS Events

MARCH 2008 PAS EVENTS

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Sat Mar 1 – Sally Ride 11am to 4pm. Daytime event. Volunteers needed for activities, Solar Viewing, as well as Moon and Venus viewing. RSVP with Terri if you wish to help out. They feed us Breakfast and Lunch while there.
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Sat Mar 1 – High Desert Park Star Party in Black Canyon City. Sundown to ? RSVP with Barbara. Visible that night: Sunset 6:15pm, Mars & Saturn visible 6:30pm.
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Thu Mar 6 – PAS MEETING 7pm to 9:30pm PVCC Library. See below for list of topics and Speakers.
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Fri Mar 7 – WOW Star Party. RSVP with Chet. See list of WOW Star Parties & locations below. Start time is 6pm.
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Sat Mar 8 – High Desert Park Star Party in Black Canyon City. RSVP with Barbara for attendance. $2/car requested donation to cover costs. Visible that night: Sunset 6:20pm, Moon set 6:45pm, Visible Mars & Saturn 6:30pm.
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Sun Mar 9 – Terri and Rod are making a trip to N. Mountain Park Visitor Center in late afternoon to early evening to scout out best place to do the following week's star party. If you'd like to meet there, our start time will be 6pm. We are not viewing. We are deciding on best time and location to do star party. Input is requested if you wish to meet us there for about 1.5 hours. Sunsets at 6:30pm. This will be the decided area for which all future star parties at N. Mountain Park Visitor Center will be. First of these star parties happens on Mar 14th.
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Thu Mar 13 – Star Party at PVCC Campus, 6pm to 10pm. Volunteers Needed. RSVP with Terri. Public Welcome. Visible that night: Sunset 6:30, Moon, Mars & Saturn 6:45pm.
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Fri Mar 14 – Star Party at North Mountain Park Visitor Center parking lot. RSVP with Terri. 5Pm to 9:30pm. Volunteers needed. Public Welcome. Visible that night: Sunset 6:30, Moon Mars Saturn.
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Fri Mar 14 – WOW Star Party at Phoenix Zoo. See list of locations below. 6pm to 10pm. RSVP with Chet to assist. PAS Telescope operators only.
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Sat Mar 15 – 6pm to 9pm Special Event: Training Workshop at PV Park. NOT A PUBLIC STAR PARTY! RSVP required with Terri by phone or email by day before. Bring your telescope and learn how to use it with the help of the PAS Telescope TEAM as your instructors. Visible that night: 1st Quarter Moon, Mars, Saturn, & Orion Nebula & more.
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Fri Mar 21 – Full Moon Star Party at PV Park. RSVP with Terri. 6Pm to 10pm. Visible that night: Sunset 6:30pm, Mars & Saturn 6:45pm, Moon rise 7pm, best view of Fulll Moon begins around 8pm. No RSVP's means this star party will be cancelled.
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Thu Mar 27 – PAS Meeting of the Minds (Business meeting – no children please). 7Pm to 10pm PVCC G-147. Send your topics to Terri by day before. Come help us decide how PAS is to be. Your input is requested.
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Fri Mar 28 – Greenfield Elementary School in Gilbert 2550 E Elliot Rd
Gilbert, AZ 85234 – Star Party. 6Pm to 10pm. RSVP with Rod. Volunteers Needed. Visible that night: Sunset 6:35pm, 6:45pm Saturn and Mars.
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Sat Mar 29 - High Desert Park Star Party in Black Canyon City. RSVP with Barbara for attendance. $2/car requested donation to cover costs.
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Sun Mar 30 – PAS Bookman's FREE Telescope Workshop 4:30pm to 6:30pm. RSVP required with Terri by Friday before. Bring your telescope and learn how to use it by daylight, then come to our next Telescope Training Workshop at PV Park to learn how to use it by night.