Topic: “Earth Stuff, Star Stuff: Element and Isotope basics” Presenter: Tony Golumbeck As with most Forums, it will be geared towards a beginning or less experienced audience. All are welcome to attend. Contact Craig Kaplan (ckaplan0951@gmail.com) for zoom link.
In-person at RIT Carlson Building Room 1125 (simulcast on zoom) Come as early as 7 pm to socialize. Speaker: Anna Ho, Cornell University Topic: "The Landscape of Stellar Death" Anna studies "the most energetic explosions in the universe." For more information on our speaker, visit https://astro.cornell.edu/anna-yq-ho or https://annayqho.github.io/
Come out and see our facility’s layout when it’s light, and see some of the equipment we have for member’s use. *Also, if there is snow, there may be sledding* (If you’d like to get practice opening up and operating a building/telescope, please let us know via the e-mail group
****RESCHEDULED TO WEDNESDAY APRIL 23, 2025**** Presenter: Craig Kaplan Topic: “Cool Things to Know about a Hot Object” This presentation will address the structure of the sun and origins of magnetic phenomena that affect the earth. Participants will also learn about web-based resources that will help them predict the occurrence
In-person at RIT Carlson Building Room 1125 (simulcast on zoom) Come as early as 7 pm to socialize. Speaker: Jim Porter, NASA Ambassador Topic: “Laser Comm”
Come out and see our facility’s layout when it’s light, and see some of the equipment we have for member’s use. *Also, if there is snow, there may be sledding* (If you’d like to get practice opening up and operating a building/telescope, please let us know via the e-mail group
Topic: “How to talk to people about Science” Presenter: Jim Bader, RMSC Planetarium Director As with most Forums, it will be geared towards a beginning or less experienced audience. All are welcome to attend. Contact Craig Kaplan (ckaplan0951@gmail.com) for zoom link.
Weather dependent. Look to do a Messier Marathon the night of March 29. (This is the same date as the sunrise partial eclipse.) Mark Minarich will be there after 10 pm, we'll see who can show up to get it started.
In-person at RIT Carlson Building Room 1125 (simulcast on zoom) Come as early as 7 pm to socialize. Speaker: Jitrapon Lertprasertpong, RIT Student Topic: “Galaxy Formation and Evolution”
Come out and see our facility’s layout when it’s light, and see some of the equipment we have for member’s use. (If you’d like to get practice opening up and operating a building/telescope, please let us know via the e-mail group so we can ensure there will be someone there
Presenter: Craig Kaplan Topic: “Cool Things to Know about a Hot Object” This presentation will address the structure of the sun and origins of magnetic phenomena that affect the earth. Participants will also learn about web-based resources that will help them predict the occurrence of future powerful magnetic storms and
Join us for Public Observing at the Marian and Max Farash Center for Observational Astronomy. All welcome. Members come help visitors look at deep sky objects through our telescopes!