10:00-11:30am
Ten Wednesdays: Oct. 4, 18, 25; Nov. 1, 8, 15, 29; Dec. 6, 13, 20 (skipping Oct. 11 and Nov. 23)
Required for enrollment: a parent or guardian’s functioning e-mail address
Outline, subject to shifts from week to week as we explore topics
Oct. 4 Constellations of fall and winter
Oct. 18 The Sun, our star. Eclipse 2017 wrap-up; eclipse 2024 preview
Oct. 25 Star types we can see in our sky
Nov. 1 DIY spectroscope 1
Nov. 8 DIY spectroscope 2
Nov. 15 Lives of stars
Nov. 29 Exoplanets
Dec. 6 Other habitable worlds in our solar system?
Dec. 13 The Drake Equation: How many civilizations might exist?
Dec. 20 Fermi’s Question: Don’t you wonder where everyone is?
Instructors: Steve Fentress, Planetarium Director; Paul Krupinski, Strasenburgh Planetarium star show presenter and proprietor of Mr. K’s Mobile Dome Planetarium
For more information, e-mail steve_fentress@rmsc.org
This is just one of three courses being offered in fall 2017 and winter 2018. To enroll in all three at a discount, click here.
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