STEWARD OBSERVATORY PUBLIC EVENING LECTURE SERIES SPRING 2012

Since 1922, Steward Observatory has been hosting public evening lectures in astronomy. The six lectures for the Spring 2012 semester will be held on Monday evenings 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

 

DATE SPEAKER TOPIC

January 30

Dr. Dante Lauretta

Lunar & Planetary Laboratory

The OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission

February 6

Dr. Elizabeth Green

Steward Observatory

Kepler, Astroseismology, and Serendipitous Planets

February 27

Dr. John Schaefer

President Emeritus, University of Arizona

The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope

March 19

Dr. Daniel Apai

Steward Observatory

The Search for Other Earths

April 2

TBA

TBA

April 16

Dr. Brant Robertson

Steward Observatory

TBA

 


 

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last updated: January 27, 2012