This upcoming season at the SkyCenter promises to be truly memorable. The Schulman telescope is now fully operational with significant improvements in image quality. In terms of both visual views and CCD imagery, once the clouds clear from our monsoons, SkyCenter will be raising the bar in public outreach offerings.
There are some specific big events coming within the next year as well. On November 8th asteroid 2005 YU55 will pass *very* close to the Earth (astronomically speaking). SkyCenter will host a very special program to watch this near earth object fly by. Here is a good article about the event:
http://www.universetoday.com/85360/take-a-look-huge-asteroid-to-fly-by-earth-in-november/
Mark your calender for summer 2012...June 5, 2012, as a significant event will be occurring! It will be the LAST CHANCE for anyone alive today to see Venus transit across the disk of the Sun. For most people this is a once-in-a-life-time event. The western US is fortunate to see a good fraction of the transit during the sunset. Also fortunate is that this is the time of year it is most likely to be clear atop Mount Lemmon. The 9,157 feet will give us an advantage to witness Venus crossing the Sun that few can equal.
Also, SkyCenter has released some fantastic lightning photography and videos from the recent storms in Tucson.
http://www.caelumobservatory.com/gallery/aug_lightning.shtml
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11rSAIuZOH8&fmt=37
To contact the SkyCenter for more information:
520.626.8122
www.SkyCenter.arizona.edu
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