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Astronomy in the Era of LEDs and Satellites

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Online Public

Type: General Meetings

Held on: Dec 16, 2020 (Wed) at 07:00 PM to Dec 16, 2020 (Wed) at 09:00 PM

Online Location: Please sign in to see online meeting location.

Speaker: Dr. Jeffrey Hall

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Event Coordinator: Aaron Yoon (he/him)

Overview

Social time 7:00 pm. Chat informally with your fellow members and guests

Meeting and presentation 7:30pm

Members click the Zoom link after signing-in. Public and guest please email president@seattleastro.org w/Subject: "Meeting Link" the day of presentation.

Speaker is Dr Jeffrey Hall, Director of the Lowell Observatory. 

"We are in a watershed moment for preservation of the natural night sky. In this presentation, I will present the principal challenges on the ground and from space and discuss ways to advocate for dark skies and mitigate the impacts of both LEDs and satellites."

 

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