This 90-minute tour provides a unique opportunity to learn how innovative engineering and optical technology melds with manufacturing techniques to produce the largest and most advanced giant (8.4 meters / 27 ft) telescope mirrors in the world on the University of Arizona campus. Visitors will see the unparalleled technology and revolutionary processes in making the...
Bring your family to the library parking lot to explore the wonders of the night sky! A Phoenix Astronomical Society EAA presenter will give you a tour of your night sky including planets, planetary nebula, star clusters, and possibly a supernova remnant. This basic lesson in astronomy is for all ages, showing a live view...
Presented by Christa DeCoursey, Steward Observatory Part of the STEWARD OBSERVATORY PUBLIC EVENING LECTURE SERIES Lavinia Steward made her historic contribution of $60,000 to the University of Arizona “…TO BUY TELESCOPE OF HUGE SIZE,” on October 18, 1916. However, the United States entry into World War I delayed the construction of the Steward Telescope...