Joint Stargazers & Chimney Rock Interpretative Association Meeting
San Juan Stargazers and Chimney Rock Interpretive Association to Have Joint Social & Lecture
On Thursday, August 8th, we will have a SPECIAL JOINT MEETING OF THE STARGAZERS & THE CHIMNEY ROCK INTERPRETIVE ASSOCIATION. We will meet at the Springs Hotel at 6PM for delicious hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar. Then at 7PM, a very special guest, Dr. Erica Ellingson, Professor of Astrophysical and Planetary Science at the University of Colorado, Boulder will speak. Her research interests include galaxies, dark matter and observational cosmology and she is fascinated with all aspects of how humans connect with the sky and understand the cosmos. Her recent projects include developing public programs on the astronomy of the Ancestral Puebloans in collaboration with Chaco Cultural National Park and Chimney Rock National Monument. She has been at C.R. numerous times doing research & will share some of her findings.
Her talk should interest the Pagosa Springs community, C.R.I.A. volunteers and Astronomy people. I want to encourage EVERY ONE TO ATTEND. CRIA members usually make hors d’oeuvres to share at the potluck, but the San Juan Stargazers CLUB will purchase & prepare special food so our members do not need to prepare something individually. Hope to see you!
The San Juan Stargazers will hold their regular monthly meeting on Thursday, August 22, 2019, at the Chamber Visitors’ Center Conference Room located at 105 Hot Springs Blvd. The meeting is from 7- 8:30 PM. (SHARP)
Before the meeting, at 6PM we will have a Telescope Clinic. Many people in Pagosa have a telescope which they were given or picked up somewhere, but have no idea how to use it or if it is even usable. The San Juan Stargazers want to help you learn how to use it or fix it. You may call 970-335-8286, with a little information about what you have and what you may be needing in the form of help. We will match you with a club member who will help you. Then you can have an amazing summer practicing with your telescope at both our Star Parties & practice sessions. 2019 is the year to add this amazing dimension to your life!!!
We work hard during the summer doing our 9 star parties at Chimney Rock, so we will take special time at this meeting to appreciate each other for all we do while we enjoy a very delicious treat. There will be time for an evaluation of our club & the summer star parties. Please be thinking about ways that we could improve how we do things.
Our program for the night will be a review and question & answer session on Dr. Ellingson’s lecture. We will have copies of notes from the lecture. I think the lecture will provide valuable information for all our volunteers to know & share at our star parties. It should be a good night of enjoyment & learning.
The San Juan Stargazers are part of the Astronomical League, which includes clubs from all over the US. We have a new web-site—www.sanjuanstargazers.org, as well as an email address, sjstargazers@gmail.com and a club phone number 970-335-8286.
We welcome everyone who has an interest in learning more about our AMAZING UNIVERSE.