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The Department of Astronomy at the University of Maryland, College Park hosts Open Houses at the Campus Observatory on the 5th and the 20th of every month. On Open House evenings a guest speaker will give approximately a half hour talk about a topic in astronomy. The talk is followed by viewing of celestial objects through the observatory's telescopes, weather permitting. If weather does not permit viewing, the talk will still go on as scheduled.
Upcoming Speakers
- Mon, May 5, 9:00 pm
Mia Bovill on "Near Field Cosmology OR The Little Galaxies that Could"
MC: Eric Winter
- Tue, May 20, 9:00 pm
Dr. Cole Miller on "Black Hole Mergers in the Hearts of Galaxies"
MC: Daniel Jontof-Hutter
- Thu, June 5, 9:00 pm
Dr. Tony Farnham on "100th Anniversary of Tunguska"
MC: Mike McDonald
- Fri, June 20, 9:00 pm
Dr. David Rupke on "The Making of the Modern Telescope"
MC: Jithin George
- Sat, July 5, 9:00 pm
Dr. Kevin Rauch on "Perception, Reality, and Science: Do We Know Anything?"
MC: Mike Gill
- Sun, July 20, 9:00 pm
Dr. Nancy Grace Roman on "The Birth and Childhood of the Hubble"
MC: Holly Sheets
- Tue, August 5, 9:00 pm
Dr. Rosemary Killen on "Tenuous Atmospheres: Neutrals, Ions and Dust in the Solar System"
MC: Alan Gersch
- Wed, August 20, 9:00 pm
Dr. Sean O'Neill on "??"
MC: Kwangho Park
Last Updated: Wednesday May 14, 2008 by Elizabeth Warner
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