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University of Arizona-Astronomy Camps
Tucson, AZ, 85721-0065
Phone: (520) 621-4079
Fax: (520) 621-9843

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Description

Astronomy Camp and its diverse staff offer an opportunity for campers to experience the universe in a new and exciting way. Teenage students gain a cosmic perspective of the earth and themselves. We examine career alternatives and reinforce school lessons through real scientific and engineering applications and investigations. With the wide range of topics incorporated into the Astronomy Camp curriculum, it is much more of a science camp than purely star gazing. Adults escape from regular routines of daily life freeing them wonder and seek answers to a lifetime of questions. Every camper is able to Reach for the Stars! campers observe a plethora of celestial objects under dark skies. They become astronomers, operating research-class telescopes, keeping nighttime hours, interacting with leading scientists, interpreting their own observations, and investigating their own questions about astronomy and the universe. Depending on the specific event, campers use telescopes on Mt. Lemmon or Kitt Peak, such as a 12-inch Meade LX-200 telescope, the 61-inch Kuiper telescope, the 20- and 16-inch Ritchey-Chretien telescopes on Kitt Peak and the WIYN 0.9m telescope. It is sometimes possible to use the 90-inch Bok telescope, the Arizona Radio Observatory's 12m telescope, the McMath-Pierce solar telescope, and the Submillimeter Radio Telescope on Mt. Graham. By the end of Camp all campers are intimately connected with some of the most advanced technology available for cosmic discovery. Astronomy is about exploration of the unknown, and Astronomy Camp fosters that philosophy.

Details

Camp Type:
Day  Residential 
Year Established:
Gender:
coed
Age of Campers:
13 - 18
Cost/Week:
/wk (Please contact camp for exact pricing.)
Nearest Large City:
Accreditations:

Activities

academic:
  • Astronomy
  • Science


Sessions

(Please contact camp directly for updated session schedule.)

June 14-22, 2010

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