This month we will be discussing the Dobsonian Telescope, one of the more common telescope types used by amateur astronomers, primarily for visual observing. The Dobsonian consists of a Newtonian […]
What are the different forms of radiation arriving on earth, where in the universe does it come from, how is it detected and what can it tell us. August film […]
Relativity – The Layman’s Guide Part 1: Historical Background and Special Relativity Guest Speaker: Nick Odom Nick starts with a brief description of physical knowledge in the 1890s and the […]
“Living on the moon”. On Monday, YA will be exploring how and why scientists choose certain landing sites on the moon. They’ll be given information about various landing sites on […]
This month will be a screening of one of this years Silicon Valley Astronomy Lectures. Presented by Dr. Adam Burgasser (University of California, San Diego) In this illustrated talk, Dr. […]