Tour of the top astronomical sites
of the American Southwest
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Sirius Travel is looking for a few adventurous people to join us on tours of astronomical sites through the American Southwest. Expeditions begins from Los Angeles California, proceeds by air conditioned motor coach to each site, and conclude back in Los Angeles. The primary modern astronomical sites included on the tour are Mt. Wilson, Palomar, Kitt Peak, and Lowell Observatories. Because we travel through some of the richest geologic areas of the US as well as the heart of Indian Country, we will also see the Grand Canyon, Meteor Crater, Sunset Crater, the Painted Desert, and the Navajo and Hopi reservations - exploring ancient indian sites along the way. The cultures that lived in this area were deeply interested in astronomy and the movement of the heavens for both religious and agricultural reasons. Many of the ruins and petroglyphs that we will see during this tour have well known astronomical alignments.
While in Los Angeles - we will arrange an entire night of viewing using only an eyepiece on the famous 60" telescope at Mt. Wilson Observatory. This is an opportunity too unique to miss! Once the largest in the world, this telescope's biggest claim to fame is that it was used by Edwin Hubble during his preliminary research to discover the expanding universe. Clear skies are the norm in the San Gabriel Mountains and this is always an unforgetable night of observing!
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