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 |
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September 14 |
Dr. Joannah Hinz Steward Observatory |
A Study in Scarlet: The Spitzer Space Telescope View of the Triangulum Galaxy |
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September 28 |
Dr. Christopher Cokinos Department of English Utah State University |
The Fallen Sky: An Intimate History of Shooting Stars Book Signing after Lecture |
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October 12 |
Dr. Fulvio Melia Department of Physics The Applied Math Program Steward Observatory |
Cracking the Einstein Code Book Signing after Lecture |
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October 14 WEDNESDAY! |
Dr. Alicia Soderberg Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics |
X-rays Mark the Spot: The Birth of a Supernova |
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October 26 |
Maj. James McGaha, M.S., FRAS
Director Grasslands Observatory |
Stargazer: The Contribution of Amateurs to Astronomy |
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November 9 |
Rev. Dr. George Coyne, S.J.
Director Emeritus Vatican Observatory |
Galileo, The Party Pooper! In Celebration of 400 Years of Telescopic Observations |
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November 23 |
Dr. Ann Zabludoff
Steward Observatory |
Violence in Our Extragalactic Neighborhood: The Effects of Galaxy Collisions on Galaxy Evolution |
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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