Star Talk 1-08-19
Oliver Wolcott Library 160 South St., Litchfield, CT, United StatesTalk topic: The Ice Giants & Asteroids. Uranus and Neptune don’t get the attention they deserve. We’ll discuss them and the minor planets (Asteroids), too.
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Club Meeting 1-11-19
Center Congregational Church 155 Main St, Torrington, CT, United StatesRegular club meeting. Visitors are always welcome. First part of the meeting deals with club business and activities. Often there may be a talk or discussion on an astronomical topic.
Club Meeting 2-8-19
Center Congregational Church 155 Main St, Torrington, CT, United StatesRegular club meeting. Visitors are always welcome. First part of the meeting deals with club business and activities. Often there may be a talk or discussion on an astronomical topic.
Star Party 2-22-19
White Memorial Conservation Center 80 Whitehall Rd, Litchfield, CT, United StatesTalk topic: astronomy 001 – How the sky Works. An introduction to the motion of the Earth, length of the day, why there are seasons, etc. Free, open to the public. After the talk there will be stargazing if the weather permits. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Dress warmly, as even […]
Club Meeting 3-8-19
Center Congregational Church 155 Main St, Torrington, CT, United StatesRegular club meeting. Visitors are always welcome. First part of the meeting deals with club business and activities. Often there may be a talk or discussion on an astronomical topic.
Talk at Oliver Wolcott Library 3-13-19
Oliver Wolcott Library 160 South St., Litchfield, CT, United StatesMars! The Red Planet in Fact, Fiction and Lore — in this talk we’ll discuss the “Mars Madness” of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and the hold Mars has in popular culture. Did you know there have been more than 100 novels about Mars in English? We’ll discuss the significant role of Mars […]
Star Party 3-22-19
White Memorial Conservation Center 80 Whitehall Rd, Litchfield, CT, United StatesTalk topic: Supernova! Ever wonder where the iron in our blood came from? From the Earth, of course. But where did the Earth get it? The surprising answer is that all the elements heavier than helium were formed in stars. Iron was formed in the core of a massive star and was spread into space […]
Club Meeting 4-12-19
Center Congregational Church 155 Main St, Torrington, CT, United StatesRegular club meeting. Visitors are always welcome. First part of the meeting deals with club business and activities. Often there may be a talk or discussion on an astronomical topic.
Star Party 4-26-19
White Memorial Conservation Center 80 Whitehall Rd, Litchfield, CT, United StatesTalk topic: The Astronomy of Stonehenge. The massive stones of Stonehenge have been an enigma for millennia and attract tens of thousands of visitors each year. After centuries of archaeological investigation, we have learned who built them and when they were first erected. In the 1960s astronomer Gerald Hawkins analyzed the layout of the stones […]
Club Meeting 5-10-19
Center Congregational Church 155 Main St, Torrington, CT, United StatesRegular club meeting. Visitors are always welcome. First part of the meeting deals with club business and activities. Often there may be a talk or discussion on an astronomical topic.