Stargazing Lecture
- Public Event
Stargazing is dependent on clear weather, but lecture and Q&A happen regardless. Event will occur in-person, with lecture and Q&A additionally live-streamed on YouTube.
For remote viewers, the event will be live-streamed here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uhre0AljyXE
8:00–8:45 p.m. - Public Lecture
8:45–9:45 p.m. - Panel Q&A and Guided Stargazing
The speaker will describe, from first hand experience, the fun and excitement of hosting a number of scientific missions of exploration undertaken by the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. These include the Mars rovers and helicopter, discoveries of lakes on Saturn's Moon Titan, sounding for oceans under the ice shelf of Jupiter's moon Europa, uncovering buried ancient rivers in Egypt, and mapping earthquakes with the recent JPL NiSAR mission.
About the Series
Stargazing Lectures are free lectures at a public level followed by a Q&A panel and guided stargazing with telescopes (weather permitting). All events are held at the Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics at Caltech and are free and open to all. No reservations are needed. Lectures are 30 minutes; stargazing and panel Q&A last 60 minutes. Stay only as long as you want.
Stargazing is only possible with clear skies, but the lecture and panel Q&A take place regardless of weather.
For directions, weather updates, and more information, please visit: http://outreach.astro.caltech.edu.