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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. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 14 |
Dr. John Cocke Dr. Feryal Ozel Steward Observatory |
50th. Anniversary of the Discovery of the Crab Optical Pulsar |
| Jan. 28 |
Dr. Thomas Fleming Steward Observatory |
Andrew Ellicott Douglass and the History of Astronomical Research in Arizona |
| Feb. 18 |
Dr. Jenny Greene Princeton University |
Marc Aaronson Memorial Lecture Tiny But Powerful: The Search for Intermediate-mass Black Holes |
| Feb. 25 |
Dr. Erika Hamden Steward Observatory |
The Ridiculous World of Scientific Ballooning |
| Mar. 11 |
Dr. Chad Bender Steward Observtaory |
The Quest to Discover Earth-Twin Exoplanets |
| Mar. 25 |
Dr. Ali Bramson Dr. Michael Sori Lunar & Planetary Laboratory |
A Story of Ice, Water, and Fire under the South Pole of Mars |
| Apr. 8 |
Maj. James McGaha, M.S., FRAS Director, Grasslands Observatory |
The True Story of Project Blue Book: The 22-Year Investigation of "Nothing"! |
| Apr. 17 |
Dr. Daniel Marrone Dr. Feryal Ozel Dr. Dimitrios Psaltis Steward Observatory |
TBA This Lecture will be held in ENR2 N120 |
