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The National Capital Astronomers will hold its Fall 2008 and Spring 2009 Meetings at the UM Observatory.
The meeting and dinner are open to members, old and new, as well as the public/prospective new members.
For more information about the National Capital Astronomers, please visit the club's website at www.capitalastronomers.org/
date: generally, the second Saturday of the month
time: 7:30-9:30pm
location: UM Observatory, directions
pre-meeting dinner: 5:30-7:00pm at the Garden Restaurant (on the lobby level of UMUC Inn and Conference Center).
Inclement weather: In case of severe weather (tornado/snow/impassable roads), a notice will be placed on the observatory homepage on the day of the meeting. (Be sure to shift-ctrl-reload to force your browser to reload.)
The Guest Speakers will be:
- Sep 13, 2008: Dr. Joseph Lazio (NRL), A Lunar Telescope to Probe into the Dark Ages
- Oct 11, 2008: Dr. John Grant (Smithsonian Air & Space), Mars Exploration Rovers: Still Driving After All These Years
- Nov 08, 2008: Dr. Steven Dick (NASA), Exploration, Discovery and Culture: NASA's Role in History
- Dec 13, 2008: Dr. Kevin Marvel (AAS), Astronomy Policy in the United States, a Brief Introduction to a Messy Business
- Jan 10, 2009: Dr. Sean Solomon (Carnegie Institution DTM), Exploring Mercury by spacecraft: The first two MESSENGER flybys
- Feb 07*, 2009: Dr. Jennifer Wiseman (GSFC), New Wavelength Frontiers: Observing Star and Planet Formation with Herschel and ALMA
- Mar 14, 2009: Dr. Robert MacDowall (GSFC), Spacecraft radio astronomy of the solar system: Detecting sources of particle acceleration
- Apr 11, 2009: Dr. Rachel Osten (STScI), The Uses of Stellar Flares
- May 09, 2009: Dr. Tom Armstrong (NRL), Interferometric Imaging at Visible Wavelengths: Why, How, and Initial Results
- Jun 13, 2009: Dr. John Mather (GSFC), Update on JWST and its Ability to See Exoplanets
* 1st Saturday of month
Last Updated: Thursday May 14, 2009 by Elizabeth Warner
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