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LECTURE SERIES:

Every year we provide our membership with a stimulating and entertaining lecture series. We draw on professional astronomers from local observatories and colleges, amateurs from around the valley, and occasionally our own membership.

Lecture meetings are open to anyone interested in learning more about astronomy.
Our meetings are usually held on the 2nd or 3rd Wednesday of each month, September through May, excluding December.
We meet in Classroom #2 at the North Valley Regional Library, in Anthem, AZ. Get your maps HERE.
Doors open at 6:00 - 6:15 pm.
The meetings begin between 6:30-6:45 pm, with no more than 15 minutes of club business.
Lectures run until 8:30 - 8:45 pm, including Q&A. The Library closes at 9:00 pm sharp.

Lectures Schedule for 2011-2012:

DATE	SPEAKER	AFFILIATION	TOPIC
Sep 15	Dan Heim	DFAC & AAPT	Light Pollution Update
Oct 13	Br. Guy Consolmagno, S.J.	Vatican Observatory	Are Asteroids Fluffy?
Nov 17	Roger Serrato	DFAC	Astronomy 101 (+ How to Buy Your 1st Telescope)
Jan 19	Dennis Young	Sirius Lookers Astronomy Club	Astro Scenic Photography of Arizona
Feb 16	Howard Israel	IDA	The Search for Intelligent Life in the Universe
Mar 16	Bob Holmes	Bob Holmes Meteorite Collection	Meteorite Hunting — The Inside Story
Apr 20	Rick Tejera	Saguaro Astronomy Club	Beyond M42 (what to look at after you've found all the easy stuff)
May 18	Dan Heim & Roger Serrato	DFAC	Business Meeting and Officer Elections (then, adjourn to Native New Yorker).
Sep 21	Dr. Ted Dunham	Lowell Observatory	Kepler: The Search for Exoplanets
Oct 19	Howard Israel	IDA	We're All Made of Stardust — The Life Cycle of Stars
Nov 16	Roger Serrato	DFAC	Astronomy 101 (+ How to Buy Your 1st Telescope)
Jan 18	Astronomy Night at NVRL	DFAC	Setup 6:00 pm, 6:30-8:30 observing, sunset 5:45
Feb 15	Fr. William Stoeger, S.J.	Vatican Observatory	Big Bang Cosmology, Quantum Cosmology, and the Philosophical Idea of Creation
Mar 21	Tom Polakis	EVAC & SAC	Atacama Astronomy (Tom & Jenn's Chilean expedition)
Apr 18	Scott Rohrer	DFAC	SkySafari3 on the iPad
May 16	Dan Heim & Roger Serrato	DFAC	Business Meeting and Officer Elections (then, adjourn to Native New Yorker)