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Canyon Bat Parastrellus Hesperus
Three volunteers install a Sky Quality Meter at Ironwood Forest National Monument.
Sombrero Galaxy
Enjoy a dark sky presentation by Astronomer Bob Yoesle on Saturday April 18 at the Arivaca Dance Hall at 6 pm, followed by some telescope observing with Vannessa Gressieux from Kitt Peak National Observatory
Oenothera caespitosa blooming at night. (Tufted Primrose)
Morning Oenothera caespitosa blooms, before they wilt.
Tufted Primrose (Oenothera caespitosa) blooming at night.
Photo of the Andromeda Galaxy taken from a backyard telescope less than 1km from Tucson City Limits.
Polyphemus moth (Antheraea polyphemus), a type of silk moth