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Rose City Astronomers Monthly Telescope Workshop
10:00 -15:00
01/08/2020
Rose City Astronomers
Technical Marine Service
6040 N Cutter Cir, Portland, OR 97217
“If you need help with a telescope project, need to clean or align your optics, or just want to talk about telescopes, come to the workshop. We have test equipment, tools, books and a lot of enthusiasm and knowledge to help you. Activities include telescope building from scratch or a kit, telescope setup, cleaning, aligning, adjustment, and help using your telescope.
This telescope workshop is open monthly from 10am – 3pm usually on the Saturday closest to the full moon. You can drop in anytime, bring your telescope, materials, questions, etc.”
TAS Astronomy Fair – Daytime program
16:00 -21:00
01/08/2020
Tacoma Astronomical Society
Pierce College
9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
No additional detail for this event.

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Olympic Astronomical Society Meeting
19:30 -21:30
03/08/2020
Olympic College — Engineering Rm 117
1600 Chester Ave, Bremerton, WA 98337
No additional detail for this event.

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TAS General Meeting
19:30 -21:30
04/08/2020
Tacoma Astronomical Society
University of Puget Sound: Thompson Hall, Room 175
1500 N. Warner St. Tacoma, WA 98416
No additional detail for this event.
TAS General Meeting
19:30 -21:30
04/08/2020
Tacoma Astronomical Society
University of Puget Sound: Thompson Hall, Room 175
1500 N. Warner St. Tacoma, WA 98416
No additional detail for this event.
TAS General Meeting
19:30 -21:30
04/08/2020
Tacoma Astronomical Society
University of Puget Sound: Thompson Hall, Room 175
1500 N. Warner St. Tacoma, WA 98416
No additional detail for this event.

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Centennial Observatory Summer Solar Viewing Sessions
13:30 -15:30
05/08/2020
Centennial Observatory
315 Falls Ave, Twin Falls, ID 83301
Summer Solar Sessions:
Wednesdays, Memorial Day through Labor Day (weather permitting).
Time: 1:30 to 3:30 PM
Admission: FREE

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Centennial Observatory Star Party
17:49 -00:00
08/08/2020-09/08/2020
Centennial Observatory
315 Falls Ave, Twin Falls, ID 83301
2^nd Saturday of the month, year round (weather permitting).
Time: One hour after sunset to midnight.
Admission: FREE

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Umpqua Astronomers Monthly Meetings
19:00 -20:45
11/08/2020
Umpqua Amateur Astronomers
Umpqua Community College Wayne Crooch Hall Room 10
1140 Umpqua College Rd, Roseburg, OR 97470
“Come to the monthly UA meeting at UCC. A special First Time Telescope meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. and the regular meeting starts at 7 p.m.”

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Centennial Observatory Summer Solar Viewing Sessions
13:30 -15:30
12/08/2020
Centennial Observatory
315 Falls Ave, Twin Falls, ID 83301
Summer Solar Sessions:
Wednesdays, Memorial Day through Labor Day (weather permitting).
Time: 1:30 to 3:30 PM
Admission: FREE

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TAS Public Night – Saturn, Lord of the Rings
21:00 -22:00
15/08/2020
Tacoma Astronomical Society
No additional detail for this event.

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Centennial Observatory Summer Solar Viewing Sessions
13:30 -15:30
19/08/2020
Centennial Observatory
315 Falls Ave, Twin Falls, ID 83301
Summer Solar Sessions:
Wednesdays, Memorial Day through Labor Day (weather permitting).
Time: 1:30 to 3:30 PM
Admission: FREE

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Jewett Observatory Open Nights
21:00 -22:00
22/08/2020
Jewett Observatory
Observation Drive, Pullman, WA 99164
Events are cancelled in the case of cloudy or inclement weather.
Jupiter & Saturn are visible

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Centennial Observatory Summer Solar Viewing Sessions
13:30 -15:30
26/08/2020
Centennial Observatory
315 Falls Ave, Twin Falls, ID 83301
Summer Solar Sessions:
Wednesdays, Memorial Day through Labor Day (weather permitting).
Time: 1:30 to 3:30 PM
Admission: FREE

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TAS Student Meeting
19:00 -21:30
28/08/2020
Tacoma Astronomical Society
Pierce College
9401 Farwest Dr SW, Lakewood, WA 98498, USA
No additional detail for this event.
Moon Watch 2020
19:00
28/08/2020
Umpqua Amateur Astronomers
Dr. Paul Morgan Observatory
1140 Umpqua College Rd, Roseburg, OR 97470
Come visit the Umpua Community College for Moon Watch 2020 at Umpqua Community College’s Morgan Observatory, starting at twilight!

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