Special Event Events
International Dark Sky Week
Details
Online Public
Type: Special Event
Held on: Apr 15, 2023 (Sat) at 12:00 AM to Apr 22, 2023 (Sat) at 11:45 PM
Online Location: Please sign in to see online meeting location.
Event Coordinator: David W. Ingram
Overview
DISCOVER THE NIGHT APRIL 15-22
It may seem harmless, but light pollution has far-reaching consequences that are harmful to all living things. Effectove outdoor lighting reduces light pollution, leading to a better quality of life for all.
The dark sky movement is working to bring better lighting to communities around the world so that all life can thrive.
Join us this International Dark Sky Week, April 15-22 to learn more about the movement, and discover the night where you live.
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Shown in date descending order.
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JUL24
Comet Neowise Virtual Star Party
Fri at 05:00 PMOnline   Open to PublicJoin Oklahoma City Astronomy Club members Danny MacDonald and Andy Fryhover as we discuss Comet Neowise! We will go over a history of the comet - how it was discovered and when and what's going to happen in the future. Then, we will go on a night sky tour so you can find the comet yourself. Finally, we'll show off some club member photographs of the comet, share some viewing experiences, and show YOU some ways you can take photos of it yourself.
over 2 years ago
Reminder —
Comet Neowise Virtual Star Party (special event) is scheduled for Jul 24, 2020, 05:00 PM. Please come out and join us!
1 attending -
JUL23
NSN Webinar: Solar Orbiter: A joint ESA/NASA mission
Thu at 06:00 PMOnline   Open to PublicJoin the NASA Night Sky Network to hear Teresa Nieves-Chinchilla from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, as she shares with us an update on the Solar Orbiter mission. Solar Orbiter, a space mission of international collaboration between ESA (European Space Agency) and NASA, is the latest mission to study the Sun. The mission will address a central question of heliophysics: How does the sun create and control the giant bubble of magnetic fields around it, the heliosphere? Night Sky ... more
over 2 years ago
Reminder —
NSN Webinar: Solar Orbiter: A joint ESA/NASA mission (special event) is scheduled for Jul 23, 2020, 06:00 PM. Please come out and join us!
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JUL10
Armchair Star Party
Fri at 09:00 PMOnline   Open to PublicJoin San Jose Astronomical Association (SJAA) astronomers in our second Armchair (virtual) Star Party. We will take you on a guided tour of the current night sky and introduce you to the tools of astronomy. From their homes, SJAA members will share live views (weather permitting) as well as long-exposure photos of heavenly objects.Please see https://www.meetup.com/SJ-Astronomy/events/271646660/ for event details!
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JUL09
A Day in the Life of the Deep Space Network
Thu at 07:00 PMOnline   Open to PublicFollowing a day in the life of the Deep Space Network; the coder to the scientist to the ACE to the spacecraft and back again. We’ll explore the different aspects of what actually goes into the difficult Tetris game that is Deep Space Communications and what’s coming next.
over 2 years ago
Reminder —
A Day in the Life of the Deep Space Network (on-line special event) is scheduled for Jul 09, 2020, 07:00 PM.
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JUL06
Constellation Tour 02 - Ursa Major
Mon at 05:00 PMOnline   Open to PublicTake a tour with me through the constellation of Ursa Major, the Great Bear. This tour will be conducted using Stellarium and released on YouTube. This is part of a series of 88 virtual sky tours that will take you around the entire sky, one constellation at a time. Join me as we go through the constellation's location in the sky, it's brighter stars, double stars, and a few deep-sky objects.These tours will be presented on Monday evenings. Each tour will run for 10 to 30 minutes.The ... more
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JUN30
Mars 2020, Robotic Arm – Behind the Spacecraft – Live Q&A
Tue at 01:00 PMOnline   Open to PublicGet to know some of the diverse team of engineers and scientists working on NASA's next Mars rover, Perseverance. NASA-JPL engineer Diana Trujillo moved to the U.S from Colombia and paid her way through college by cleaning houses. Join our conversation to find out how she is helping to find signs of ancient life on Mars through her work on the Perseverance rover's robotic arm. We'll be taking your questions live from the chat. The team is on track to launch Perseverance in July 2020 and ... more
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JUN18
Making a Mars Rover
Thu at 07:00 PMOnline   Open to PublicWe're preparing to launch the Perseverance rover to Mars, but what's involved in getting the Mars 2020 rover mission ready to head to Mars, and how do we prepare for operations once we're there? In this month's show, we'll talk with one of the researchers working on Mars 2020 to get a scientist's perspective on what it's like to develop a Mars rover mission. We'll then transition to hear about how NASA-JPL uses unique testing facilities on Earth for developing Mars rovers - testbeds for ... more
0 attending -
JUN16
A Revolution In Commercial Space Development: The Next 42 Months
Tue at 06:00 PMOnline   Open to PublicJoin the NASA Night Sky Network on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at 6:00pm Pacific Time (9:00pm Eastern) to hear Bruce Pittman from NASA's Space Portal Office, as he shares with us the present, and future of commercial ventures in space.RegistrationNight Sky Network members can find more information and a link to preregister for this webinar (login required) at: https://nightsky.jpl.nasa.gov/download-view.cfm?Doc_ID=668Livestream available to everyone via Night Sky Network YouTube.Find the ... more
almost 3 years ago
Reminder —
A Revolution In Commercial Space Development: The Next 42 Months (special event) is scheduled for Jun 16, 2020, 06:00 PM. Please come out and join us!
0 attending -
JUN11
AoT Seattle - The Greatest Movie of All Time
Thu at 08:00 PMOnline   Open to PublicThis AoT Seattle - The Greatest Movie of All Time (special event) scheduled for Jun 11, 2020, 08:00 PM is cancelled.
almost 3 years ago
This AoT Seattle - The Greatest Movie of All Time (special event) scheduled for Jun 11, 2020, 08:00 PM is cancelled.0 attending -
JUN11
BEAS Membership Meeting with speaker Emily Levesque
Thu at 06:30 PMOnline   Open to PublicThe Boeing Employees Astronomical Society invites SAS to their June Membership meeting with speaker Emily Levesque. Emily's research interests are focused on massive stellar astrophysics and the use of massive stars as cosmological tools. Her current research program includes panchromatic observations and models of star-forming galaxies and their young stellar populations; host galaxy and progenitor studies of massive star transients such as LBVs, supernovae, and long-duration gamma-ray ... more
almost 3 years ago
Reminder —
BEAS Membership Meeting with speaker Emily Levesque (special event) is scheduled for Jun 11, 2020, 06:30 PM. Please come out and join us!
0 attending