Upcoming Astronomy Events
As a service to our community, Sky & Telescope lists astronomy-related events, including star parties, observatory public nights, astronomy talks, and more. Star parties offer dark skies and astronomical fellowship and often cater to families and feature special activities for kids. Public nights give the general public a chance to view the sky through large telescopes, and public talks are a great place to learn the fundamentals of the science and the craft.
You’ll also see online events offered here.
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Week of Events
The Night of Shooting Stars with Joe Rao
The Night of Shooting Stars with Joe Rao
Registration is required for this free, virtual event: https://rao_talk.eventbrite.com/ In 1995, Comet 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann-3 broke apart in dramatic fashion. Now a number of meteor dynamicists have confirmed what Joe Rao predicted last year: A stream of particles ejected during the comet’s disruption may yield a dramatic meteor outburst at the end of May 2022. The predictions […]
Free Online Talk: "Does Humanity Have What it Takes to Survive in this Universe?"
Free Online Talk: "Does Humanity Have What it Takes to Survive in this Universe?"
Dr. Sandra Faber (University of California, Santa Cruz) will give a free, illustrated, non-technical lecture entitled: “Do Humans Have What It Takes to Thrive in This Universe?" On line at YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/SVAstronomyLectures The talk is part of the Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series (through Foothill College), now in its 22nd year. Modern astronomy is revealing […]
AAVSO "Superstar Astronomers" with Dr. Adam Riess
AAVSO "Superstar Astronomers" with Dr. Adam Riess
The Hubble constant remains one of the most important parameters in the cosmological model, setting the size and age scales of the Universe. Present uncertainties in the cosmological model, including the nature of dark energy, the properties of neutrinos, and the scale of departures from flat geometry, can be constrained by measurements of the Hubble […]