LECTURE SERIES:
Every year we provide our membership with a stimulating and entertaining lecture series. We draw on professional astronomers from local observatories and colleges, amateurs from around the valley, and occasionally our own membership.
Lectures Schedule for 2011-2012:
| DATE | SPEAKER | AFFILIATION | TOPIC | |||
| Sep 15 | Dan Heim | DFAC & AAPT | Light Pollution Update | |||
| Oct 13 | Br. Guy Consolmagno, S.J. | Vatican Observatory | Are Asteroids Fluffy? | |||
| Nov 17 | Roger Serrato | DFAC | Astronomy 101 (+ How to Buy Your 1st Telescope) | |||
| Jan 19 | Dennis Young | Sirius Lookers Astronomy Club | Astro Scenic Photography of Arizona | |||
| Feb 16 | Howard Israel | IDA | The Search for Intelligent Life in the Universe | |||
| Mar 16 | Bob Holmes | Bob Holmes Meteorite Collection | Meteorite Hunting The Inside Story | |||
| Apr 20 | Rick Tejera | Saguaro Astronomy Club | Beyond M42 (what to look at after you've found all the easy stuff) | |||
| May 18 | Dan Heim & Roger Serrato | DFAC | Business Meeting and Officer Elections (then, adjourn to Native New Yorker). | |||
| Sep 21 | Dr. Ted Dunham | Lowell Observatory | Kepler: The Search for Exoplanets | |||
| Oct 19 | Howard Israel | IDA | We're All Made of Stardust The Life Cycle of Stars | |||
| Nov 16 | Roger Serrato | DFAC | Astronomy 101 (+ How to Buy Your 1st Telescope) | |||
| Jan 18 | Astronomy Night at NVRL | DFAC | Setup 6:00 pm, 6:30-8:30 observing, sunset 5:45 | |||
| Feb 15 | Fr. William Stoeger, S.J. | Vatican Observatory | Big Bang Cosmology, Quantum Cosmology, and the Philosophical Idea of Creation | |||
| Mar 21 | Tom Polakis | EVAC & SAC | Atacama Astronomy (Tom & Jenn's Chilean expedition) | |||
| Apr 18 | Scott Rohrer | DFAC | SkySafari3 on the iPad | |||
| May 16 | Dan Heim & Roger Serrato | DFAC | Business Meeting and Officer Elections (then, adjourn to Native New Yorker) |