Dr. Danielle Adams, Lowell Observatory Topic: Arabian cultural astronomy and the heritage of Arabic star names

Don Wrigley, EVAC (East Valley Astronomy Club).

Don has been a serious lunar observer for nearly 60 years, a member of EVAC for 30 years. Topic: Lunar Observation. A lunar tour, going from maria to maria (from sea to shining sea?) showing and describing the various points of interest, which includes objects of scientific interest, or objects which are just aesthetically pleasing. Also includes many objects which present observational challenges, due either to their small size or the special lighting conditions. All areas are observable with a good 3” refractor.

Dark Matter in Seven Acts

Video Presentation

Dr. Kelly Korreck, Astrophysicist, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Topic: What’s up with the Sun?Recent results from NASA’s Parker Solar Probe. The Parker Solar Probe (PSP) was designed to solve 3 mysteries of the sun and furthering our understanding of space weather. The talk covers Parker’s measurements of Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs- billions of tons of material hurling through space at millions of miles an hour – part of space weather), as well as recent Venus encounters and a few other surprises that Parker has discovered!

Dr. Hannes Bernhardt, Postdoctoral Research Scholar, School Of Earth and Space Exploration. Arizona State University Topic: A Song of Ice and Fire: What Happened on Mars’ Oldest Large Volcanic Province.