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Come explore Arizona in Spring and
learn about Astronomical Wonders & More!
ARIZONA SKIES & NEW DISCOVERIES!
April 19-26, 2020
Dear Members & Friends:
We invite you to join us
to explore natural and
astronomical wonders
of this desert paradise
on our Arizona Skies& New Discoveries
Adventure.
We’ll gather in Tucson,
Arizona, to begin our
exploration .
At the Arizona-
Sonora Desert
Museum, which is
surrounded by Saguaro
National Park, there is
a fascinating exhibit on
the origin of life on earth.
You will also have an
opportunity to see spectacular
desert plants and
wildlife, including the
iconic desert bird, the
roadrunner!
We’ll have the extraordinary
opportunity to
visit the Caris
Telescope Mirror Lab
on the University of
Arizona campus where the largest world class
mirror lens are fabricated and polished.
On the north edge of the Santa Catalina
Mountains, we will visit
Biosphere 2 where
scientists spent two
years living under
conditions similar to a
space station or orbiting
satellite. See the living
and work spaces and
the areas used for food
production. Much of
the facilities are now an
ecological research
living labratory
supervised by the
University of Arizona.
Our adventure
will continue to Kitt
Peak which has a large
collection of optical
telescopes. We’ll learn
about their amazing
research on the sun and
then return to Tucson
via the 300-year-old
Mission San Javier
del Bac, which beautifully
represents the
Spanish heritage of
Tucson.
We will have a special
lecture by the scientist
who was in charge of the
Phoenix Mars Lander
(that completed its
mission in 2008) which
found water ice at the
north Martian pole and
compounds that have
the ability to support life.
From Tucson, our
adventure will next take
us north to Sedona,
where we will see the red rock formations.
Near Flagstaff, we will visit the famous
Meteor Crater. Walk to the edge and imagine
the crater-pocked surface of the Moon, Mars,
and other planets. Then enjoy an evening visit
to Lowell Observatory where dark skies
make the Milky Way a wonder to see!
We invite you to explore the extraordinary
wonders in Arizona this year and hope you will
join us!
Sincerely,
Margaret M. Betchart
President, Betchart Expeditions Inc.
For AAAS Travels & Sigma Xi Expeditions
$3,295
per person twin share + air.
Brochure (PDF)
From
our travelers:
"Exceeded expectations. This trip was education on steroids, Betchart Expeditions at its best.
Mirrors, observatories, Moon, Mars, origin of universe, cactus, plants, animals, native Americans past and present, geology, meteors. Wow."
"The two trip leaders were excellent naturalists... The visits and talks at the different sites (Planetary Science Institute, Kitt Peak Observatory, Lowell Observatory, Phoenix Mars Mission at U of Arizona and Mirror Lab) were very instructive and well prepared.
-- 2011 Travelers |
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