Starts at 04:15 PM SLAC Colloquium Series Panofsky Auditorium 2575 Sand Hill Road Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA SLAC Standard Model? Speaker: Steve Allen, SLAC Kavli Institute Monday, 12/05/11 Starts at 04:15 PM Cost: Free ================================= Monday, 12/05/11 Starts at 07:30 PM California Academy of Sciences 55 Music Concourse Dr. San Francisco, CA 94118 Benjamin Dean Lecture: The Dark Side of the Milky Way The Milky Way is both a beautiful sight in the night sky and the nearest galaxy that astronomers can study. It is also home to many of the most spectacular images coming from the Hubble Space Telescope. But in its heart of darkness lurks a black hole with a mass millions of times greater than that of the Sun. In its outermost parts, the Milky Way is cloaked by dark matter: mysterious material of unknown, probably exotic composition that produces strange, observable effects at the Galaxy's periphery. Dr. Blitz will describe the Galaxy we know and see, as well as the black core and dark mantle of the Milky Way we cannot. Speaker: Dr. Leo Blitz, Professor of Astronomy, University of California Berkeley Monday, 12/05/11 Starts at 07:30 PM Cost: $12 General, $10 Seniors, $6 Members ================================== Tuesday, December 6, 7:00 p.m. Kepler's Books 1010 El Camino Real Menlo Park, CA 94025 Frank Close The Infinity Puzzle: Quantum Field Theory and the Hunt for an Orderly Universe Speculation is rife that by 2012 the elusive Higgs boson will be found at the Large Hadron Collider. If found, the Higgs boson would help explain why everything has mass. But there‚s more at stake˜what we‚re really testing is our capacity to make the universe reasonable. Our best understanding of physics is predicated on something known as quantum field theory. Unfortunately, in its raw form, it doesn‚t make sense˜its outputs are physically impossible infinite percentages when they should be something simpler, like the number 1. The kind of physics that the Higgs boson represents seeks to „renormalize‰ field theory, forcing equations to provide answers that match what we see in the real world. Frank Close is a Professor of Theoretical Physics at Oxford University and Fellow and Tutor in Physics at Exeter College, Oxford. He is the winner of the Kelvin Medal for the public understanding of physics and the author of ten books. He lives in Abingdon, England. Members get in FREE! General Admission requires purchase of event book OR a $10 gift card (admits 2). =================================== Tuesday, 12/06/11 Starts at 07:00 PM NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field Mountain View, CA 94043 Kepler's Quest for New Worlds Public Talks Catching Shadows: Kepler's Quest for New Worlds Humankind's speculation about the existence of other worlds like our own turned into a veritable quest with the launch of NASA's Kepler spacecraft in March 2009. The mission is designed to survey a slice of the Milky Way to identify planets orbiting other stars. It looks for the telltale dimming of light that occurs when an orbiting planet passes in front of the star thereby casting a shadow into space. The roster of exoplanets discovered by Kepler has reached close to 30 in number, including one world that is unquestionably rocky in composition, another with 6 transiting planets, and another in a circumbinary orbit. Moreover, the team has released a catalog of nearly one thousand stars showing the recurring dimmings of light that suggest the presence of a planet. The methods used to identify planets will be described in this talk as well as the discoveries that have been announced to date. Now in its third year of operation, Kepler is honing in on the answer to the question that drives the mission: are potentially habitable worlds abundant in our galaxy. Speaker: Dr. Natalie Batalha,professor of physics and astronomy at San Jose State University and the deputy science team lead for NASA's Kepler Mission. Songs of the Stars: the Real Music of the Spheres We humans are visual creatures. For us "seeing is believing." The Pythagoreans 2500 years ago believed in a celestial "music of the spheres", an idea that reverberated down the millennia in Western music, literature, art and science. Johannes Kepler (the namesake of the Kepler Mission) was so enamored with Pythagoras's idea that in the early 1600s that he spent years trying to discover harmonic relationships among the periods of the planets in their orbits about the Sun, finally, disappointingly (for him), proving otherwise. Now we know that there is a real music of the spheres. The stars have sounds in them that we can use to see right to their very cores. This multi-media lecture looks at the relationship of music to stellar sounds. You will hear the real sounds of the stars and you will hear musical compositions where every member of the orchestra is a real (astronomical) star! You will also learn about some of the latest amazing discoveries from the Kepler Space Mission that lets us "hear" the stars 100 times better than with telescopes on the ground. Speaker: Dr. Don Kurtz, professor of astrophysics at the University of Central Lancashire in the United Kingdom and a steering committee member of the Kepler Asteroseismic Science Consortium. To register, please visit: http://keplerpublictalk.eventbrite.com/. Building 152. Cost: Free =================================== Wednesday, December 7, 2011 - 7:00pm SETI Institute Colloquium Series 189 Bernardo Ave Mountain View, CA 94043 The Search for Habitable Exoplanets in the Kepler Era and Beyond Sara Seager Planetary Science and Physics, MIT For centuries people have wondered, „Are we alone?‰ With hundreds of planets now known to orbit other stars, we are finally able to begin answering the ancient questions, "Do other Earths exist? Are they common? Do any have signs of life? NASA's Kepler space telescope will soon tell us the statistical numbers of Earth-size planets orbiting sun-size stars. Beyond Kepler is the search for potentially habitable worlds around nearby, sun-like stars. Professor Seager will discuss how astrobiology and space engineering research will come together to enable us to discover and identify other Earth-like worlds. ==================================== Thursday, 12/08/11 Starts at 07:00 PM USGS Evening Public Lecture Series 345 Middlefield Road USGS Conference Room A, Bldg 3 Menlo Park, CA 94025 Tracking Ongoing Kilauea Eruptions -- fissures...fountains...and flows Spectacular Kilauea eruptions have produced a summit lava lake, roiling for several years, and a flank eruption recently sending lava flows downslope to threaten residential areas How do USGS scientists monitor and track subsurface molten rock movement, measure the state of volcanic unrest, and forecast eruptions? Hawaiian volcano "plumbing systems" force deep molten magma into subsurface reservoirs, through eruptive fissures, and onto the surface to form large lava flows Speaker: Hawaiian Volcano Observatory geologist Matthew Patrick Cost: Free ==================================== Friday, December 9th: Frank Drake to Speak on the Past, Present, and Future of SETI Join SETI Institute's Dr. Frank Drake for a rare public lecture exploring the status of SETI research in 2011 When: Friday, Dec. 9 at 7:45 p.m Where: Foothill College, Los Altos - Room 5015 (directions) Cost: FREE Dr. Frank Drake, who is President Emeritus of the SETI Institute and has been Professor of Astronomy at both Cornell and UC Santa Cruz, will discuss the past, present, and future of the search for signs of intelligence among the stars. Frank Drake is considered the father of SETI and has been on the cutting edge of this research for over 50 years. He will explore the current status of SETI Institute's radio astronomy research and the future of Optical SETI. This public talk will take place at the meeting of the Peninsula Astronomical Society. The talk is free and open to the public, but parking on campus costs $2.00. Parking Lot 5 is closest to the lecture hall. ==================================== Fri. 12/9 7PM The Telescope Makers‚ Workshop Chabot Space and Science Center 10000 Skyline Boulevard Oakland, CA 94619-2450 The Telescope Makers‚ Workshop is held every Friday night from 7pm - 10pm, excluding major holidays (e.g. Christmas Day and New Year's Day) that fall on Fridays. The Workshop is always closed on Memorial Day Weekend. Attendance every Friday night is not mandatory, and members work at their own pace. The Workshop meets at Chabot Space & Science Center, 10000 Skyline Blvd., Oakland. Contact us for more specific details: Contact: E-mail Richard Ozer (rozer@pacbell.net) or (510) 406-1914 ================================ Saturday, 12/10/11 Starts at 04:00 AM Of course, actually visible anywhere in the Bay Area and not just at Chabot Chabot Space and Science Center 10000 Skyline Blvd Oakland, CA 94619 Total Lunar Eclipse Get up early and come to Chabot to catch the last Total Lunar Eclipse until the year 2014! Our Observatory Deck will be open for anyone who would like to enjoy the spectacle in good company. Chabot staff and volunteers will be on hand to talk about the eclipse as it happens. A total lunar eclipse is a rare meeting of the full Moon and the long shadow the Earth casts into space. The Moon will begin to enter the Earth's full shadow (umbra) starting at 4:46am, and will be totally engulfed by 6:06am. Totality will last 41 minutes, followed shortly after by moonset. Center will not be open, enter through Observatory gate. Cost: Free ================================ Fri. 12/9 and Sat. 12/10 Chabot Space and Science Center 10000 Skyline Boulevard Oakland, CA 94619-2450 (510) 336-7300 EXPLORE THE NIGHT SKIES AT THE CHABOT OBSERVATORIES for more information: http://www.chabotspace.org/ Free Telescope Viewing Regular hours are every Friday & Saturday evening, weather permitting: 7:30pm - 10:30pm Come for spectacular night sky viewing the best kept secret in the Bay Area and see the magnificence of our telescopes in action! Daytime Telescope Viewing On Saturday and Sunday afternoons come view the sun, moon, or Venus through Chabot's telescopes. Free with General Admission. (weather permitting) 12pm - 5pm: Observatories Open ================================== Fri. 12/9 and Sat. 12/10 Chabot Space and Science Center Skies! 10000 Skyline Boulevard Oakland, CA 94619-2450 (510) 336-7300 Dinner, a Movie, and the Universe at Chabot Space Center (http://www.chabotspace.org/dinner-movie-and-the-universe.htm) 06:00 PM Chabot Space and Science Center, Oakland Join us for Chabot's unique evening social rendezvous. Start your night off with dinner and drinks, then cozy up in the planetarium as you're whisked to the edge of the universe and cap off the evening with telescope viewing featuring breathtaking views of the cosmos. Dinner: Buy advance tickets to ensure your dinner reservation. Purchase dinner separately at the cafe ($15). ADVANCED TICKETS A Movie and the Universe: Admission to Chabot includes all access to our interactive exhibitions, a film in the MegaDome theater AND a show in the Digital Planetarium. Purchase your advanced tickets online or call the Box Office at (510) 336-7373. ================================== Fri. 12/9 9PM Foothill Community College 12345 Moody Rd. Los Altos Hills Foothill Observatory is open for public viewing every clear Friday evening from 9:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. Visitors can view the wonders of the universe through the observatory's new computer-controlled 16- inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope. Views of objects in our solar system may include craters and mountains on the moon, the moons and cloud-bands of Jupiter, the rings of Saturn, etc. The choice of targets for any evening's viewing depends on the season and what objects are currently in the sky. On clear, dark, moonless nights, the telescopes give visitors views into the deeper reaches of space. Star clusters, nebulae, and distant galaxies provide dramatic demonstrations of the vastness of the cosmos. The public viewing programs at Foothill are free of charge and are open to guests of all ages. Please note that the observatory is closed when the weather is cloudy. Also note that visitor parking permits are available from the machines in the parking lots for $2.00. Come to Foothill Observatory and join us in the exploration of our Universe! Foothill Observatory is located on the campus of Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, CA. Take Highway 280 to the El Monte Rd exit. The observatory is next to parking lot 4. Parking at the college requires visitor parking permits that are available from the machines in the parking lots for $2.00. ================================== Sat. 12/10 10AM Foothill Community College 12345 Moody Rd. Los Altos Hills, CA Foothill Colllege Observatory 10AM-12PM if it is clear Solar observing with a Hydrogen alpha solar telescope every clear Saturday morning. This allows spectacular views of solar prominences and unusual surface features on the Sun not otherwise visible with regular white light telescopes. Admission is free. Foothill Observatory is located on the campus of Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, CA. Take Highway 280 to the El Monte Rd. exit. The observatory is next to parking lot 4. Parking at the college requires visitor parking permits that are available from the machines in the parking lots for $ 2.00. ================================= Sat. 12/10 8:00P San Jose Astronomical Association Houge Park, San Jose Dr. Bruce Margon UC Santa Cruz The Beauty of Hubble: Astronomy, Art & Culture from the Hubble Space Telescope ================================= Sunday, 12/11/11 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM Exploratorium 3601 Lyon Street San Francisco, CA 94123 Civilizations Beyond Earth by Douglas Vakoch Exploratorium Presents Douglas Vakoch Author of Civilizations Beyond Earth On Sunday, December 11, at 2pm join us at the Exploratorium for a talk by author and psychologist Douglas Vakoch, Director of the Interstellar Message Composition for the SETI Institute. Moderating the conversation will be Claire Pillsbury, the Exploratorium's Osher Fellowship Program Director. The discussion will cover concepts generated from his new book, Civilizations Beyond Earth: Extraterrestrial Life and Society. This book is a collection of essays, that provide astonishing predictions about intelligence in our vast universe, along with the possibility of communication with extraterrestrials. The author talk is followed by a book signing and reception, and is included in the price of museum admission. A limited number of copies of Civilizations Beyond Earth will be available for purchase in the Exploratorium Store. In recent years we have discovered extra-solar planets, water on the moon, and forms of life here on earth that have completely changed our notions of where life can live ˆ as well as what might be possible in the landscape of the universe. Against the backdrop of these discoveries it becomes possible to imagine that intelligent forms of life might exist elsewhere. But if we discovered other intelligent life elsewhere, how would we communicate with them ˆ and what would we say? What would the impact be on human societies? In fact this has been a scenario that has been considered and explored by a wide range of scholars, anthropologists and sociologists among others. In this book, Civilizations Beyond Earth: Extraterrestrial Life and Society, Vakoch and his colleague, psychologist Albert Harrison, have edited a collection of essays from individuals representing a range of disciplinary views. This compilation acts as a snapshot on the state of thinking about the idea of intelligence elsewhere, and what such an encounter might mean. By imagining life elsewhere, can we learn more about what it means to be a human being living is these times? Sunday, 12/11/11 02:00 PM - 03:00 PM ================================= Monday, 12/12/11 Starts at 08:00 PM Kells Irish Pub 530 Jackson St San Francisco, CA 94133 Accepting the Absurd: How Skepticism is Revealing the Nature of the Universe Our current understanding of the universe incorporates ideas that seem absurd: Space is expanding and accelerating. Most of the "stuff" of the universe isn't the protons and neutrons that a generation was taught to believe. Why does science take these things seriously? This talk will explain the evidence and thought process that have forced a fundamental re-examination of our understanding of the nature of our universe. The result is both strange and deeply satisfying. About the Author: Leonard Tramiel is the coordinator of the Center for Inquiry (CFI) San Francisco, is on the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry (CSI) Executive Council, and holds a PhD is Physics from Columbia University. He is a retired hi-tech executive with a deep interest in science, science education, and public attitudes toward science. Cost: Free Kells Irish Pub 530 Jackson St San Francisco, CA 94133 ================================= Tuesday, December 13, 7:00 p.m.-said to be sold out Computer History Museum, 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View The Computer History Museum presents Walter Isaacson Steve Jobs FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BESTSELLING BIOGRAPHIES OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AND ALBERT EINSTEIN, THIS IS THE EXCLUSIVE BIOGRAPHY OF STEVE JOBS. Based on more than forty interviews with Jobs conducted over two years˜as well as interviews with more than a hundred family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues˜Walter Isaacson has written a riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality of a creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive revolutionized six industries: personal computers, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing, and digital publishing. At a time when America is seeking ways to sustain its innovative edge, and when societies around the world are trying to build digital-age economies, Jobs stands as the ultimate icon of inventiveness and applied imagination. He knew that the best way to create value in the twenty-first century was to connect creativity with technology. He built a company where leaps of the imagination were combined with remarkable feats of engineering. Although Jobs cooperated with this book, he asked for no control over what was written nor even the right to read it before it was published. He put nothing off-limits. He encouraged the people he knew to speak honestly. And Jobs speaks candidly, sometimes brutally so, about the people he worked with and competed against. His friends, foes, and colleagues provide an unvarnished view of the passions, perfectionism, obsessions, artistry, devilry, and compulsion for control that shaped his approach to business and the innovative products that resulted. Tickets will be available from ComputerHistory.org/events in early December. ================================== Wednesday, December 14, 2011 - 12:00pm SETI Institute Colloquium Series 189 Bernardo Ave Mountain View, CA 94043 Resonances and the Angular Momentum of the Earth-Moon System Matija Cuk SETI Institute The prevailing theory for the formation of the Moon is a giant collision between proto-Earth and a Mars-sized protoplanet, with the Moon being mainly made from the impactor's material. It is now known that the composition of the Moon is too similar to Earth's mantle to be derived from the impactor, seriously questioning the giant impact theory. However, this is a problem only if we assume that little or no angular momentum was lost from the system since its formation. While lunar tides keep the angular momentum in the system, certain resonances can transfer angular momentum to Earth's heliocentric orbit. These resonances are important if the Earth-Moon system formed with a much larger angular momentum, and can evolve the system to the present state. Dr. Cuk will show how it is likely that the Moon likely formed in a impact-triggered fission different from the "classical" giant impact scenario. =================================== Fri. 12/16 7PM The Telescope Makers‚ Workshop Chabot Space and Science Center 10000 Skyline Boulevard Oakland, CA 94619-2450 The Telescope Makers‚ Workshop is held every Friday night from 7pm - 10pm, excluding major holidays (e.g. Christmas Day and New Year's Day) that fall on Fridays. The Workshop is always closed on Memorial Day Weekend. Attendance every Friday night is not mandatory, and members work at their own pace. The Workshop meets at Chabot Space & Science Center, 10000 Skyline Blvd., Oakland. Contact us for more specific details: Contact: E-mail Richard Ozer (rozer@pacbell.net) or (510) 406-1914 ================================ Saturday, 12/17/11 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM UC Berkeley Genetics & Plant Biology Building Berkeley, CA 94720 Shedding Light on the Dark Side of the Universe The last decade of cosmological observations tells us that 95% of the energy density in the universe is dark: the combination of about 25% of dark matter, whose nature is unknown and 70% of an even more mysterious dark energy. Ordinary matter only represents 5% of the energy budget. I will review attempts to shed light on this dark side of the universe, in particular current attempts to detect Weakly Interactive Massive Particles, which could make the dark matter. Speaker: Bernard Sadoulet, UC Berkeley Room 100 Cost: Free ================================ Saturday, 12/17/11 08:00 PM - 10:00 PM Lawrence Hall of Science 1 Centennial Drive Berkeley, CA 94720 Saturday Night Stargazing See the Moon, Planets, Stars, Galaxies and More * Stargaze through astronomical telescopes * Ask questions and talk with amateur astronomers * Learn how to use a star map to find constellations * Share in the wonder of the universe with your friends Stargazing is always weather permitting-be sure to dress warmly. Foggy and overcast skies can cancel stargazing at the last minute. Cost: Free ================================= Fri. 12/16 and Sat. 12/17 Chabot Space and Science Center 10000 Skyline Boulevard Oakland, CA 94619-2450 (510) 336-7300 EXPLORE THE NIGHT SKIES AT THE CHABOT OBSERVATORIES for more information: http://www.chabotspace.org/ Free Telescope Viewing Regular hours are every Friday & Saturday evening, weather permitting: 7:30pm - 10:30pm Come for spectacular night sky viewing the best kept secret in the Bay Area and see the magnificence of our telescopes in action! Daytime Telescope Viewing On Saturday and Sunday afternoons come view the sun, moon, or Venus through Chabot's telescopes. Free with General Admission. (weather permitting) 12pm - 5pm: Observatories Open ================================== Fri. 12/16 and Sat. 12/17 Chabot Space and Science Center Skies! 10000 Skyline Boulevard Oakland, CA 94619-2450 (510) 336-7300 Dinner, a Movie, and the Universe at Chabot Space Center (http://www.chabotspace.org/dinner-movie-and-the-universe.htm) 06:00 PM Chabot Space and Science Center, Oakland Join us for Chabot's unique evening social rendezvous. Start your night off with dinner and drinks, then cozy up in the planetarium as you're whisked to the edge of the universe and cap off the evening with telescope viewing featuring breathtaking views of the cosmos. Dinner: Buy advance tickets to ensure your dinner reservation. Purchase dinner separately at the cafe ($15). ADVANCED TICKETS A Movie and the Universe: Admission to Chabot includes all access to our interactive exhibitions, a film in the MegaDome theater AND a show in the Digital Planetarium. Purchase your advanced tickets online or call the Box Office at (510) 336-7373. ================================== Fri. 12/16 9PM Foothill Community College 12345 Moody Rd. Los Altos Hills Foothill Observatory is open for public viewing every clear Friday evening from 9:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. Visitors can view the wonders of the universe through the observatory's new computer-controlled 16- inch Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope. Views of objects in our solar system may include craters and mountains on the moon, the moons and cloud-bands of Jupiter, the rings of Saturn, etc. The choice of targets for any evening's viewing depends on the season and what objects are currently in the sky. On clear, dark, moonless nights, the telescopes give visitors views into the deeper reaches of space. Star clusters, nebulae, and distant galaxies provide dramatic demonstrations of the vastness of the cosmos. The public viewing programs at Foothill are free of charge and are open to guests of all ages. Please note that the observatory is closed when the weather is cloudy. Also note that visitor parking permits are available from the machines in the parking lots for $2.00. Come to Foothill Observatory and join us in the exploration of our Universe! Foothill Observatory is located on the campus of Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, CA. Take Highway 280 to the El Monte Rd exit. The observatory is next to parking lot 4. Parking at the college requires visitor parking permits that are available from the machines in the parking lots for $2.00. ================================== Sat. 12/17 10AM Foothill Community College 12345 Moody Rd. Los Altos Hills, CA Foothill Colllege Observatory 10AM-12PM if it is clear Solar observing with a Hydrogen alpha solar telescope every clear Saturday morning. This allows spectacular views of solar prominences and unusual surface features on the Sun not otherwise visible with regular white light telescopes. Admission is free. Foothill Observatory is located on the campus of Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, CA. Take Highway 280 to the El Monte Rd. exit. The observatory is next to parking lot 4. Parking at the college requires visitor parking permits that are available from the machines in the parking lots for $ 2.00. ================================== Sat. 12/17 San Mateo County Astronomical Society Star Party Star Parties At Crestview Park, San Carlos Sunset: 4:53pm Star Parties At Crestview Park Come out and bring the kids for a mind expanding look at the universe The City of San Carlos Parks and Recreation Department and the San Mateo County Astronomical Society has open Star Parties twice a month. These events are held in Crestview Park, San Carlos California. Note that inclement weather (clouds, excessive wind and showers) will cause the event to be canceled without notice. For more information call Bob Black, (650)592-2166, or send an email to SMCAS@live.com or call Ed Pieret at (650)862-9602. Reasons to Attend If you have kids interested in space or planets bring them here for a real life view of planets, nebula, star clusters and galaxies. If you are thinking of buying a telescope or want help using a telescope you own, come here to talk with experienced users. If you think you might have an interest in astronomy come and talk to experienced amateur astronomers. Cautions Dress warmly and wear a hat. Visitors should park on the street and walk into the park so your headlights don't affect the observer's dark adaptation. Only park in the parking lot if you are arriving before dark and plan to stay until the end of the event. You shouldn't need lights but if you feel you do, only bring a small flashlight with the lens covered using red cellophane or red balloon. Please respect the telescopes and ask permission from the owner if you wish to touch. Parents, please watch your children. The park is residential, and adjacent to homes and backyards, please keep noise to a minimum. Schedule Time Astronomers arrive to set up at around sunset. Observing starts at about one hour after sunset and continues for two to three hours. ================================== Saturday, December 17, 2011 7:30PM EAS General Meeting Chabot Space & Science Center, Hauben Resource Center Room, 2nd Floor, Dellums Bldg Date and Time: Saturday, December 17, 2011 Speaker: Dr. Alex Hayes Planetary Scientist Subject: A Guide to Lakefront Vacationing on Titan: Hydrocarbon Lakes and their Role in the Methane Cycle =================================== Sunday, December 18, 2:00 p.m. The Tech Museum of Innovation 201 South Market St San Jose, CA 95113 Dr. Keith Devlin - The Birth of Algebra Followed by conversation with Angie Coiro. Inside Islamic Science: Dialogues and Discussions Moderated by Angie Coiro The events are moderated by acclaimed interviewer Angie Coiro. Each interview, panel discussion, or lecture offers constructive dialogue on culture, religion, knowledge and beliefs, sparked by The Tech Museum's latest exhibition, Islamic Science Rediscovered. Participate. Exchange ideas. Get in depth perspectives. Take part in a forum bringing balanced perspective on Islam and its contributions throughout history. Engage with others to probe a culture that is often demonized and misunderstood. Sunday, 12/18/11 02:00 PM - 12:00 AM =================================== Wed. December 21, 2011 at 7:00pm-SF Amateur Astronomers mtg Randall Museum 199 Museum Way San Francisco, CA Subject: The SOFIA Science Mission Speaker: Erick Young Abstract: Erick Young, a widely recognized authority on infrared astronomy, is Science Mission Operations Director for SOFIA. Most recently, Young was responsible for developing the far-infrared detector arrays on the Spitzer Space Telescope‚s Multiband Imaging Photometer for Spitzer (MIPS). The instrument provided both imaging and spectroscopic data at far-infrared wavelengths. Speaker Bio: Erick Young, SOFIA Science Mission and Operations Director |
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