Tucson Star Party Feb. 3 at East Campus

Pima’s East Campus is the site of the Tucson Star Party, presented by Astronomy Magazine and Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association.

• What: Tucson Star Party
• When: 1-9 p.m. Feb. 3, 2024
• Where: Observatory, Pima Community College East Campus, 8181 E. Irvington Road
• Details: Free and open to the public; tucsonastronomy.org/events-calendar/2024-02/; www.facebook.com/TucsonAstronomy/events

The event features astronomy talks, solar observing and evening stargazing. The schedule is, weather permitting:

• 1-3 p.m.: Satellite Radio demonstrations, observatory area
• 1:30 p.m.: “2023 & 2024 Annular & Total Solar Eclipses” talk by Michael Bakich
• 1:30-5:30 p.m.: Indoor Talks, Room M5-102 observatory area
• 2-5 p.m.: Solar Observing, observatories
• 2:30 p.m.: “The Grand Canyon of the Sky” talk by Alan Goldstein, correlating distance objects in the sky with the history of life on the Earth
• 3:30 p.m.: “Astronomy magazine – Astronomy and the Civil War” talk by David J Eicher
• 4:30 p.m. “Legacy of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 – 30 Years Later” talk by  David Levy
• 5:30 p.m.: Planet Walk and Tour
• 6:30-9 p.m.: Telescope Viewing, observatories