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Spring 2009: April Showers Bring May STARS!
Celebrate the International Year of Astronomy by attending our Spring series of talks and observing sessions. Slideshow presentations in the Flammer Theater at the WILD Center, Tupper Lake, NY will be followed by guided tours of the night sky (weather permitting) with telescopes, binoculars, and the eye; conducted by members of the Adirondack Public Observatory. All talks begin at 7:30 p.m. on Friday evenings, and are free and open to the public.
Download a flier advertising these talks
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- May 15: "So You Have a Telescope … What's Next?"
Presented by Marc Staves. The talk is a follow up to Marc’s talk in December during which a
telescope was given away as part of the APO’s educational outreach program. Marc will discuss the “how-to’s” of observing with your telescope.
Marc works for the village electric department and to
some of us he is known as the “Techno-Wizard” because of his technological expertise. An experienced amateur astronomer Marc is also the president of the Adirondack Public Observatory, Inc.
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Marc with the 16" Newtonian |
- May 22: "Why are Saturn’s Rings Disappearing? The Mystery of
the Lord of the Rings"
Presented by Jeffrey Miller. The planet Saturn is easily visible in the night sky during the spring and summer. It has the largest ring system of any of the gas giants but they seem to come and go every 15 years. This talk will discuss the fascinating ring system of Saturn as well as recent discoveries on some of the many moons in her orbit.
Jeff teaches astronomy and physics at St.Lawrence University. An avid astronomer and trustee of
the APO, Jeff has had the opportunity to visit the Mount Palomar Observatory in California and the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico.
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Jeff at the Arecibo Radio Observatory |
- May 29: "I’ll Be Darned … The Things You THOUGHT You Knew About Science?"
Presented by Gib Brown. Join Gib on a trip through some of the early ideas about the Earth and Space and how some of those misconceptions are still with us today.
Gib is a retired Earth Science teacher from AuSable Valley High school, given an "Outstanding Earth Science Teacher Award" by the National Association of Earth Science Teachers, is a Meteorologist (that’s Weatherman for most of us) for Channel 5 from Plattsburgh, and a Trustee of the APO.
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Gib with students at the January program |
