By Joan Meiritz
The San Juan Stargazers will hold their monthly meeting tonight, December 22, starting with a social time of coffee, tea and other treats at 5pm and setting up telescopes. Also, please bring your telescopes from home.
We will not be meeting at the church, rather at one of our ‘star party’ sites. If you need directions, please call (720) 626-9304 and leave a message for a return call. Non-members are welcome, but will need to call ahead.
As always, please be caring of our members and stay home if you’re not feeling 100 percent well. Wear a mask for caution against our new “winter triple threat.” Wearing a mask is a great statement of love for yourself and others. It is a small price to pay for your life.
“Meadows West” is where we held our 10th anniversary dinner and where our December meeting will be held. The beauty of having star parties at someone’s home is that when we get cold, we can go inside to warm up with tea and hot chocolate and maybe a warm fire. (Many of us are not as hardy as we used to be.)
If for any reason the weather does not allow for telescope use, we will have a great program with a speaker and birthday cake. This fall, Dr. Andy Green, who worked as an astronomer at the Australian National Observatory, joined our club. He has spoken to the club in the past when he was visiting his mom, Nancy Green, a dedicated Chimney Rock Interpretive (CRIA) volunteer of at least 25 years. Dr. Green is now living in Pagosa… and if we can’t use our scopes, he will answer “astronomy questions.” He is an exceptional teacher.