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Public Evening Lecture Series
STEWARD OBSERVATORY PUBLIC EVENING LECTURE SERIES
Since September 1922, Steward Observatory has been hosting public evening lectures in astronomy. The lectures begin at 7:30 p.m. and are held in Room N210 of Steward Observatory, 933 N. Cherry Ave., Tucson. AZ 85721, unless otherwise noted. Following all Monday evening talks, the Raymond E. White, Jr. Reflector in the historic Steward Observatory dome will be open for public viewing of the night sky (weather permitting). All of the lectures and the use of the telescope are free of charge and open to the general public.
For more information, contact Dr. Thomas Fleming at 621-5049 or taf@email.arizona.edu.
Click here to stream podcasts of previous Public Evening Lectures.
| Date | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Sep. 9 |
Prof. Chris Cokinos Dept. of English |
Divine & Mysterious: The Moon before Apollo |
| Sep. 23 |
Prof. Chris Impey Steward Observatory |
Einstein's Monsters (Book-Signing after lecture) |
| Oct. 7 |
Prof. Robert Kennicutt Steward Observatory |
2020 Vision: The Decadal Survey for Astronomy |
| Oct. 21 |
Prof. Dennis Zaritsky Observatorio Steward |
Una historia de materia oscura (en Español) |
| Nov. 4 |
Dr. Michael Lundquist Steward Observatory |
There's a New SAGUARO under the Desert Skies: Finding the Sources of Gravitational Waves |
| Nov. 18 |
Dr. Catherine Grier Steward Observatory |
The Monsters of the Universe: Supermassive Black Holes and Their Masses |
| Dec. 2 |
Dr. Veronica Bray Lunar & Planetary Laboratory |
Beyond the Known World: New Horizons Mission into the Kuiper Belt |
