Public Evening Lecture Series
STEWARD OBSERVATORY PUBLIC EVENING LECTURE SERIES
Since September 1922, Steward Observatory has been hosting public evening lectures in astronomy. The lectures begin at 7:30 p.m. and are held in Room N210 of Steward Observatory, 933 N. Cherry Ave., Tucson. AZ 85721, unless otherwise noted. Following all Monday evening talks, the Raymond E. White, Jr. Reflector in the historic Steward Observatory dome will be open for public viewing of the night sky (weather permitting). All of the lectures and the use of the telescope are free of charge and open to the general public.
For more information, contact Dr. Thomas Fleming at 621-5049 or taf@email.arizona.edu.
Click here to stream podcasts of previous Public Evening Lectures.
| Date | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 13 |
Dr. Thomas Beatty Steward Observatory |
Once You've Discovered Another "Earth", What comes next?
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| Jan. 21 (TUE) |
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VRO Dark Energy Science |
| Jan. 27 |
Dr. George Rieke Regents Professor Steward Observatory |
The Spitzer Space Telescope: Rest in Peace |
| Jan. 30 (THU) |
Prof. Francis Su Dept of Mathematics Harvey Mudd College |
Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Mathematics for Human Flourishing |
| Feb. 17 |
Prof. Yancy Shirley Steward Observatory |
Celebrating 50 Years of Radio Astronomy in Southern Arizona |
| Mar. 2 |
Dr. Catherine Greer Steward Observatory |
The Monsters of the Universe: Supermassive Black Holes |
| Mar. 9 |
TBA |
Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument |
| Mar. 16 |
Dr. Cristobal Petrovich Bok Fellow, Steward Obs. |
Sistemas Solares Extraordinarios |
| Mar. 30 |
Dr. Vivian Miranda Steward Observatory |
Tuning the Universe: How can we use Radio Waves to Observe the Early Cosmos |
| Apr. 13 | TBA | TBA |
