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April 11 – Public Monthly Meeting – Asteroids and Comets: Earth’s Nearest Neighbors
Asteroids and Comets: Earth’s Nearest Neighbors
Dr. Amy Mainzer
Sunday, April 11, 2021
7:30 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Online event
meet.google.com/osh-bcyd-gti
Monthly Meeting – Public Invited
Abstract:
Asteroids and comets, leftover fragments from the formation of our solar system, represent repositories of primordial material. As such, they provide clues to […]
March 14 – Public Monthly Meeting – The Mysterious Great Dimming of Betelgeuse
The Mysterious Great Dimming of Betelgeuse
Dr. Andrea Dupree, Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
Sunday, March 14, 2021
7:30 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Online event
http://meet.google.com/aoj-rfxn-oqd
Monthly Meeting – Public Invited
Abstract:
The bright cool supergiant Betelgeuse became historically faint a little over one year ago in early February […]
February 14 – Public Monthly Meeting – Finding Light in the Dark
Finding Light in the Dark
Linda Thomas-Fowler
Sunday, February 14, 2021
7:30 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Online event
https://meet.google.com/aoj-rfxn-oqd
Monthly Meeting – Public Invited
Linda will present an overview of her journey in astrophotography including the obstacles encountered and how they were overcome. She […]
December 13 – Public Monthly Meeting – The Association of Lunar & Planetary Observers
Association of Lunar & Planetary Observers
Shawn Dilles & Carl Hergenrother
Sunday, December 13, 2020
7:30 PM to 9:00 PM EST
Online event
https://meet.google.com/xtw-gjjx-udg
Monthly Meeting – Public Invited
The Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers (ALPO) is an international organization devoted to study the […]
November 8 Meeting, Solar Eclipses: Science and Spectacle
Sunday, November 8; 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Location: Online https://meet.google.com/quz-byer-ogm
Speaker: Jay Pasachoff
Title: Solar Eclipses: Science and Spectacle
As a veteran of 72 solar eclipses—including 35 total solar eclipses, 18 annular solar eclipses, and 19 partial solar eclipses–astronomer Jay Pasachoff is uniquely positioned to share recent scientific work related to eclipses, international […]