Phoenix Astronomical Society

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Events

50 Years Ago

Dr. Fred Brown of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, will be our featured speaker [at our May 1976 meeting]. The topic of his talk will be "Mars And The Search For Life."

Dr. Brown is currently assigned to the Viking/Mars 76 Biological Experiments Flight Team, which will direct operation of the biological experiments on board the Viking Lander when it touches down on the surface of Mars later this summer.

Sky-Lines (PAStimes), May 1976

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Questions

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About PAS

The Phoenix Astronomical Society is a 501(c)(3) registered Public Charity. Donations and gifts are tax deductible.

Our members are amateur and professional astronomers, teachers, learners, oldsters, and youngsters. Founded in 1948, we are interested in telescopes, binoculars, astrophotography, planetaria, astronautics, sky lore, astrogeology, NASA, celestial navigation, and all astronomy-related topics.

We invite you to read our Newsletter(s), watch videos, register for an event or workshop, peruse member astrophotographs, arrange for a Star Tour, review our history, and join our society.

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