Meetings and Events
Our monthly meetings are SECOND THURSDAY
of each month held at UTC's Clarence T. Jones Observatory on Brainerd Road in Chattanooga, Tennessee at 7:30
pm. Programs are presented at each meeting by members or special guests. Outside
activities include star parties (telescopic observations), field trips to science centers,
planetariums, etc (map to observatory).
Meeting Notice
- The regular meeting of the BARNARD ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY will be held Thursday, May 8 th at Jones Observatory on Brainerd Rd . Refreshments and social hour begin at 7:00 p.m. The business meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. followed by the program at 8:30 .
Dr. John Mannone, Distinguished Professor of Physics for Knox County Schools, will present a program titled, “Adventures in Astronomy: A Rediscovery.”
Parking for the meeting is in the back lot of Brainerd United Methodist Church on Brainerd Road.
Star Parties
- DIRECTIONS TO ORION ACRES
FROM NORTH HAMILTON COUNTY:
From 27 (corridor J) take hwy. 111 to Dunlap, continue through the Sequatchie Valley up the next mountain (Cagle Mountain). When you reach the summit about 5 miles turn LEFT onto hwy. 399 (sign reads 'to Savage Gulf State Park' Stay on 399 until it ends, which will be in Grundy Co. Now make a LEFT onto hwy. 108 South. This goes thru Palmer TN. Continue on 108 up to a higher elevation. When this levels off, turn RIGHT onto Palmer Fire Tower Rd. This is a large open area with possibly trucks loaded with timber for the paper mills. Orion Acres will be on the RIGHT about 8 tenths mile.
FROM INTERSTATE 24 (to Nashville):
Go to the Dunlap/Whitwell exit (#155). This is hwy. 28. Exit right and keep on 28 for about 11 miles, passing Hardee’s on your left. Continue through the stoplight and take the next LEFT on Hwy. 108 North. Continue another 11 or so miles. You will see 'Grundy County' sign. Take the next left. This is Palmer Fire Tower Rd. Go 8 tenths of a mile and Orion Acres is on the RIGHT.
Night Sky Network
Click here to download the NSN Worksheet.
This page last updated Monday
05/05/08 at 9:30 pm.
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