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General Event Information
Event Category:
Community Events
Price:
Free  
Dates and Times:
March 2, 6:00PM-9:00PM
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The City of Albuquerque and The Albuquerque Astronomical Society will co-host a star party at the Open Space Visitor Center from 6:00pm to 9:00pm Saturday, March 2. The event will begin with a welcome followed by a lecture at 7:00pm by Dr. Barry Spletzer on the basics of amateur astronomy. Dr. Spletzer will give a second talk at 8:00pm on the comets in general and on the two appearing in 2013: PANSTARRS in March and ISON in November. Indoor demonstrations will take place during the star party, presented by TAAS volunteers. Observing will be continually ongoing on the patio with a variety of telescopes and featuring a laser constellation tour by Kevin McKeown.

The star party is free and open to the public, and all are invited to enjoy the beautiful New Mexico night skies.
Venue Information
Venue:
Open Space Visitor Center  
Address:
6500 Coors Blvd NW  
City:
Albuquerque 
State:
NM 
Zip Code:
87120 
Country:
United States 
Telephone:
505-897-8831 
Email:
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Presenting Organization
Name:
The Albuquerque Astronomical Society
Telephone:
Email Address:
Designation:
not-for-profit