Wright on Time Books

Click here to read the February 7, 2010 review of Wright on Time: Arizona in the Arizona Daily Star newspaper. The review is about half way down the page.

Happy New Year! I’ll be posting most of my Arizona journal entries over the next several weeks, all in mostly random order, ’cause you know, random is one of my favorite words:

Today we went to the Kitt Peak observatory!

First we had to drive up Kitt Peak to get to the observatory. I could see little white domes from a while away. The observatory is named for the mountain, and I like that but it could get a bit confusing. Inside the gift shop there were Tohono O’odham baskets with very pretty designs. The observatory is actually on Tohono O’odham land.

There are 26 different telescopes being used at Kitt Peak. The largest here, the Mayall telescope, is 4 meters across! It’s one of the largest optical telescopes in the world! Kitt Peak also has the world’s largest solar telescope! I didn’t know there were so many of the largest telescopes in the world here. Aidan says that it’s freaky cool! I agree. Maybe sometime when we are back in Arizona and Aidan is old enough we can do one of the nighttime programs. I had fun at Kitt Peak and I think it would be fun to go to another observatory sometime.

Here are a couple of interesting links that show more about it.
http://www.noao.edu/kpno/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitt_Peak_National_Observatory
http://www.noao.edu/outreach/kptour/mcmath.html
http://www.noao.edu/outreach/kptour/mayall.html

Here is the promised Podcast link for the 92.9 “Grey Matter” episode that Lisa was a guest on for  Sunday, September 20, 2009. Click here to open a new window and listen.

To see all the “Grey Matter” episodes, click here.

Be sure to stop by Lovin’ Spoonfuls Cafe on Saturday, September 26, 2009 to meet Lisa and have her sign a copy of Wright on Time: Arizona for you!

Promised photos:

92.9 "The Mountain" studio with no people in it

Dawn Falbe, host of "Grey Matter" on 92.9 "The Mountain"

Jaimie Lindsay, guest on "Grey Matter" on 09-20-2009

Lisa Cottrell-Bentley, guest on "Grey Matter" on 09-20-2009

Lisa will be at Lovin’ Spoonfuls Cafe in Tucson, Arizona on Saturday, September 26th from 2-4PM.
What: Wright on Time: ARIZONA Book Launch and Signing
Who: Lisa M. Cottrell-Bentley
Why: Come support Lisa as she releases her first book! This book is the first in a series of children’s chapter books about an RV living, homeschooling family who travel the USA.
Where: Lovin’ Spoonfuls Cafe, 2990 N. Campbell (between Glenn and Fort Lowell)
Date: Saturday, September 26, 2009
Time: 2:00-4:00PM

Lisa will have free temporary tattoos, compasses, and coloring pages for the kids!

For more information about Lisa and her book, check out www.WrightOnTimeBooks.com or e-mail her at: Lisa@WrightOnTimeBooks.com!

Lovin’ Spoonfuls Cafe
2990 Campbell Avenue, Suite 120 (north of Glenn, south of Ft. Lowell)
Tucson, AZ 85719
(520) 325-7766