Due to the cancelation of our speaker (Who will return in April) the club watch Smithsonian Great Courses: Two of Jupiter’s moons, Europa and Enceladus.
Lagrange Points
Speaker: Steve Bradshaw (EVAC President)
Topic: Lagrange Points
Abstract: The presentation covers what the Lagrange points are, the problem they solve for us, how they operate (graphically in pictures, and using some really basic and illustrated math too), and provide examples of current and past usage of Lagrange points.
Bio: Steve is the current president of EVAC and volunteers for outreach events. Steve is a retired IT instructor and course developer. This is Steve’s second presentation to our club.
Normal Format:
5:30 Astro Imaging Meeting
7:00 General Meeting
Meeting Room: Agave (down the hall from the old meeting room)
November 7th “Earth Strikes Back”
Speaker: Dr. Nick Moskovitz nmosko@lowell.edu
Topic: Earth Strikes Back: NASA’s First Planetary Defense Test Experiment
Description: Dr. Moskovitz will speak on the recent DART Mission and the role the Lowell Observatory played in the mission.
Bio: Dr. Moskovitz is a planetary astronomer at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff AZ. His research focuses on small bodies in the Solar System, primarily Main Belt and near-Earth asteroids. Dr. Moskovitz and his collaborators are pursuing a number of projects that include understanding the link between asteroids and meteorites, characterizing the properties of meteors, probing the geologic evolution of minor planets over solar system history, developing tools to enable mining of minor planet data, and using telescopic observations to support spacecraft missions.
October 3rd General Meeting
Steve Bradshaw: How Far Away Is That?
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October 3, 2023
Speaker: Steve Bradshaw
Topic: How Far Away Is That? (but more importantly, how do we measure it?)
Description: In the presentation Steve gives an in depth but understandable walk through of the rungs on the “Cosmic Distance Ladder”.
Bio: Steve is a retired IT instructor and course developer. He is also an active member of EVAC where he volunteers for outreach events at schools, star parties and the observatory. Steve is also on the Board of Directors for EVAC.
Format: In Person