About Us

The Little Colorado River Valley Astronomy Club (lcrvac) is a charitable non-profit 501c3 organization located in East-Central Arizona. Club members provide science & astronomy public & educational outreach presentations & events. LCRV Astronomy Club is an outreach partner with the Winslow Homolovi Observatory & assists with the park's monthly public night sky outreach events April thru November

1st Annual Astro Pageant of 2025 - Results

12 entrants competed in this year's STEAM competition at the Winslow High School Performing Arts Center on May 3rd, 2025. All competitors received a year's membership in the astronomy club for presenting an impressive level of STEAM competence, creativity, preparation, & presentation skills. Thanks goes out to each of this year's competitors and we look forward to seeing them again in the next competition.

1. Sadie Hancock - Magnetic Levitation Train Science Project

2. Grace Whetten - Flower Pigmentation Experiment

3. Carly Barrios - Mentos/Soda Reaction Experiment

4. Shannon Baxter - Solar System Planetary Thermal Distribution

5. Josie Cox - Thermos Insulation Experiment

6. Lucy Barton - Bath Bomb Ingredients Experiment

• Greyson Cavazos - Vinegar & Baking Soda Rocket Experiment

• Jeremiah Agoodie - Rock Candy Experiment

• Tayson Allen - Big Dipper Stellar Attributes

• Lyanna Yazzie - Crystal Growing Experiment

• Jackson Higgins - Elephant Toothpaste Experiment

• Riley Richards - Chapstick Experiment

Also a special thanks goes out to all the sponsors for this event.

• Joe's Glass & Locksmith Shop, Inc

• UR Home Realty

• Goodman Electric

• Winslow Walmart

• Winslow Bulldogs

• Lowell Observatory

• Homolovi Ruins State Park

• Consolidated Electrical Distributors, Inc

• Winslow Chamber of Commerce & Visitor Center

• Kenna Properties

• John & Karin McQuillan

• Captain Tony's Pizza & Pasta Emporium

LCRV Astronomy Club

· Membership fees and donations fund observatory maintenance and enhancements. Your participation as a club member and your generosity with a donation lets us share the wonders of the universe with visitors from around the world. Members also have access to the Homolovi Park observatory and the 14” telescope for personal observing and imaging projects.

· Club activities, club member astro images, and astronomical events can be found on the club’s closed group Facebook page, ‘Little Colorado River Valley Astronomy Club’. JOIN on your initial visit to our FB group and you’ll be approved within the hour. You’re welcome to join our FB group without becoming a paid club member.

· The club also maintains a website, www.lcrvac.org, whose content contains additional information about upcoming star parties at Homolovi State Park. Web content also shares club member astro images as well as a calendar highlighting astronomical events over the upcoming 2 months. You’re welcome to access the club’s website without becoming a paid club member.

· The monthly Winslow Homolovi Night Sky Event is open to the public & the club has members that volunteer to operate the observatory, the telescope & assist guests to & from the eyepiece. Other members enjoy sharing the constellations in the night sky with a green laser pointer. Visitors are encouraged to bring a telescope or binoculars. Members can get you up to speed in a short time & seeing objects through your eyepiece. Members can also volunteer to share their knowledge & experiences through short presentations to a diverse audience; the general public and club members. Occasionally, we have guest speakers from NAU, Lowell, & ASU provide an hour’s presentation on a variety of astronomical & cosmological topics. Anyone is welcome to schedule a presentation with Kenn at 1 928-289-4106 (during business hours).