Regular 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.
Mars! 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 Read More...
Talk 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 Read More...
Regular 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 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 Read More...
Regular 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 topic: to be announced. Talk starts in the AB Ceder room. After the talk there will be stargazing if the weather permits. Free; open to the public. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Dress warmly, as even in the summer it may be chilly.
Regular 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 topic: to be announced. Talk starts in the AB Ceder room. After the talk there will be stargazing if the weather permits. Free; open to the public. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Dress warmly, as even in the summer it may be chilly.
Talk topic: to be announced. Talk starts in the AB Ceder room. After the talk there will be stargazing if the weather permits. Free; open to the public. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Dress warmly, as even in the summer it may be chilly.