100th Anniversary of Steward Observatory Open House
Steward Observatory
Open House
Celebrating 100 year anniversary as a campus department
All activities free and open to the public.
VIP Access tickets available
Friday, February 16, 2018 6 – 9 PM
Saturday, February 17, 2018 10 am – 2 PM
933 N. Cherry Ave
Friday, February 16, 2018 6 – 9 PM
6:00 PM
Poster Exhibits
Stargazing: Ray White and Alvin Clark Telescopes – weather permitting
Pomenis Astrograph, Lobby
7:30 PM in Room N210
Lecture by Dr. Chris Impey, Associate Dean, College of Science,
Distinguished Professor of Astronomy
A Century of Astronomy Innovation at Steward Observatory
Saturday, February 17, 2018 10 am – 2 PM
10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Poster Exhibits
Solar Observing
Children Activities
Mirror lab Tours – advanced ticket purchase required (link here)
10:30 AM – 2:00 PM
Scientific Talks in Room N210
10:30 AM
Buell Jannuzi, Welcome
Tom Fleming, The Birth of Astronomy in Southern Arizona
11:00 AM
Kaitlin Kratter, Exotica from the Edge of our Solar System
11:30 AM
George Rieke, Our Journey to the Mid-Infrared Instrument on JWST
12:00 PM
Jared Males, Adaptive Optics: The Key to Finding Life Outside our Solar System
12:30 PM
Marcia Rieke, JWST: Looking Back to the Beginning of Time
1:00 PM
Yancy Shirley, Where do Stars Come from? Studying Star Formation in the Milky Way
1:30 PM
Buell Jannuzi, The Next Generation of Ground-based Telescopes
VIP TICKETS:
$25 per person until Thursday February 15 (SOLD OUT)
Limited tickets available, purchase early
Provides reserved seating for all scientific talks
Complimentary Mirror Lab tour on Saturday, February 17, 2018
10% off all Steward Observatory merchandise
Nearest parking: 2nd Street or Cherry Ave garage – parking is free on Saturday
For Public
Public events include our Monday Night Lecture Series, world-reknowned Astronomy Camp and Mt Lemmon Sky Center.
For Students
A good place to start if you want to become an undergrad major or grad student, or need to find our schedule of classes.
For Scientists
Find telescopes and instruments, telescope time applications, staff and mountain contacts, and faculty and staff scientific interests.
