HAL’s First Hybrid Holiday Party!
Quick Zoom Llink (Passcode: party). You have the option to join us in person at Robinson Nature Center or on Zoom. This will be both an in-person event at Robinson Nature Center and a Zoom call. It will be the first time doing a hybrid event and I will work to make the technology part go smoothly. I […]
New Horizons and the Kuiper Belt
Presenter: Dr. Carey Lisse, Johns Hopkins University / Applied Physics Laboratory Quick Zoom Link Shortly after its July 15, 2015 flyby of Pluto, NASA approved Kuiper Belt Object (KBO) 486958 Arrokoth as a secondary target for the New Horizons spacecraft. This KBO was not discovered until eight years after the spacecraft was launched, and it was the first object to be […]
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Observing the Next Galactic Supernova
Presenter: Dan Milisavljevic Description: The catastrophic deaths of massive stars–supernova explosions–are among the most powerful and important events in the cosmos. Supernovae strongly shape the structure and chemistry of their host galaxies; they produce a variety of exotic objects including neutron stars, black holes, and gamma-ray bursts; and, perhaps most importantly, supernova debris ejected into interstellar space is […]
An overview of the Miniature Radio Frequency (Mini-RF) Instrument aboard the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)
Presenter: Nick Dutton, Johns Hopkins University / Applied Physics Laboratory The Mini-RF Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) has a long and interesting history. Originally designed and flown as a technology demonstration aboard the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) in 2009, it continues to provide useful science information about the lunar surface and subsurface. This talk will give an overview of the […]
Exoplanets: Finding Life in the Galaxy
Presenter: Robert Zellem Description: Join Dr. Rob Zellem, an exoplanet astronomer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, who will be talking about his work on characterizing exoplanets, planets outside of our own Solar System, with the ultimate goal of finding life. Rob is an exoplanet astronomer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory working on ground- and space-based observations of the […]
The Great North American Eclipse of 2024: Part 1 – The Amateur Astronomer’s Guide to Solar Eclipses
Presenter: Jim Johnson The Great North American Eclipse of 2024 is our next readily accessible opportunity to witness first hand one of the most grand of all astronomical phenomena, a total solar eclipse. As it is less than three years away and careful planning is required for a successful experience, now is a great time to start […]
Sharing Coolest or Most Interesting Astronomy Moments and Experiences
Presenter: Phil Whitebloom and Members Sharing Coolest or Most Interesting Astronomy Moments and Experiences See details from President Phil.
How is radio astronomy different from optical astronomy?
Presenter: Sue Ann Heatherly, Senior Education Officer Green Bank Observatory Sue Ann Heatherly is the Senior Education Officer at the Green Bank Observatory in Green Bank, WV. Ms. Heatherly started her career as a science teacher in rural West Virginia, and in 1987 she participated in the first teacher workshop held at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory. […]
Gravity: The Force of Creation
Presenter: Dr. Benjamin Schumacher, Professor of Physics at Kenyon College Dr. Benjamin Schumacher is Professor of Physics at Kenyon College, where he has taught for 20 years. He received his Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics from The University of Texas at Austin in 1990. Professor Schumacher is the author of numerous scientific papers and two books, including Physics […]