STEWARD OBSERVATORY PUBLIC EVENING SERIES FALL 2009

Since 1922, Steward Observatory has been hosting public evening lectures in astronomy. The seven lectures for the Fall 2009 semester will be held on Monday evenings (unless otherwise noted) at 7:30pm in Room N210 of Steward Observatory. Following all talks, the Raymond E. White, Jr. Reflector in the historic Steward Observatory dome will be open for public viewing of the night sky (weather permitting). All of the lectures and the use of the telescope are free of charge and open to the general public.

For more information about speakers and their talks, contact Dr. Thomas Fleming at 621-5049 or taf@as.arizona.edu

THE PUBLIC EVENING SERIES WILL RESUME ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

 

DATE SPEAKER TOPIC

September 14

Dr. Joannah Hinz

Steward Observatory

A Study in Scarlet: The Spitzer Space Telescope View of the Triangulum Galaxy

September 28

Dr. Christopher Cokinos

Department of English

Utah State University

The Fallen Sky: An Intimate History of Shooting Stars

Book Signing after Lecture

October 12

Dr. Fulvio Melia

Department of Physics

The Applied Math Program

Steward Observatory

Cracking the Einstein Code

Book Signing after Lecture

October 14

WEDNESDAY!

Dr. Alicia Soderberg

Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

X-rays Mark the Spot: The Birth of a Supernova

October 26

Maj. James McGaha, M.S., FRAS

Director

Grasslands Observatory

Stargazer: The Contribution of Amateurs to Astronomy

November 9

Rev. Dr. George Coyne, S.J.

Director Emeritus

Vatican Observatory

Galileo, The Party Pooper!

In Celebration of 400 Years of Telescopic Observations

November 23

Dr. Ann Zabludoff

Steward Observatory

Violence in Our Extragalactic Neighborhood: The Effects of Galaxy Collisions on Galaxy Evolution

December 7

David Levy

Jarnac Observatory

A Nightwatchman's Journey: My Adventures as a Comet Discoverer and Skywatcher

Book Signing after Lecture

 


 

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last updated: September 14, 2009