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2018 Spring Tour to the VLA
April 7, 2018 @ 8:00 am - 4:00 pm
APRIL Spring Tour (arrangements subject to alteration)
WHEN: 8.00am on Saturday April 7th for an 8.30am departure.
WHERE: Meet at Sandia BMW.
Jonathan van Arsdel and James Irick, our Tourmeisters, will lead us south to the Very Large Array (VLA).
This is a Destination Tour, although we will have nice scenery along the route. We will be going to the VLA, which is just west of Magdalena, New México.
Please meet at Sandía BMW, in Albuquerque, at 8:00 am. After a drivers’ meeting, we will depart about 8:30 am. We are planning a guided tour at the VLA. This is their Spring Open House, so the usual fee is waived. If you have any interest in science or astronomy, this will be a very interesting tour.
Gasoline and food may not be available at the destination, so please plan accordingly. Also, there is no cell phone service.
We will have a late lunch in Socorro, New México (around 2:00 pm).
For more information, please contact the Tourmeisters:
Jonathan van Arsdel president@nmbmwcca.org 505-867-4135
James Irick vicepresident@nmbmwcca.org 505-385-0991
Likely schedule:
8:00am Meet at Sandía BMW, in Albuquerque.
~8:30 Depart Sandía BMW.
~10:45 Arrive VLA (Very Large Array), west of Magdalena, NM.
11:00 Guided tour of VLA, along with open house.
~2:00 pm Lunch in Socorro.
End of tour, after lunch in Socorro.