Topic: A Brief Introduction to Radio Astronomy and Some Powerful, Affordable Radio Telescopes You Can Put in Your Backyard without Irritating Your Family or Neighbors! Speaker: Curt Kinghorn The branch of Astronomy called Radio Astronomy uses radio waves instead of visible light to look at the sky. Interestingly, most of what we know about the […]
May 15, 2024 Program Meeting Read More »
Topic: Open Mic Member Night to Share Totality Eclipse Adventures! Send your photos, (solar and otherwise), to vicepresident@sdaa.org by Sunday, April 14th to have them included in the program slides. Looking forward to seeing everyone’s photos and hearing your stories! The meeting will be held via Zoom. See https://sdaa.org/program-meeting/.
April 17, 2024 Program Meeting Read More »
Topic: Totality Eclipse Prep with discussions led by SDAA in-house experts The meeting will be held in-person at Mission Trails Regional Park. See https://sdaa.org/program-meeting/.
March 20, 2024 Program Meeting Read More »
Topic: Women in Astronomy, Credit Where Credit is Due Speaker: Sharon Flemings The February 21 program meeting speaker (via Zoom) is Sharon Flemings from the TVA “Chapter” in Florida. Her talk is on “Women in Astronomy, Credit Where Credit is Due.” Sharon is a Temecula Valley Astronomers (TVA) member currently living in St Augustine, Florida.
February 21, 2024 Program Meeting Read More »
Topic: “New Eyes – New Universe” – the celestial surprises of the James Webb Space Telescope Speaker: Steve Murray Steve is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a PhD in Industrial and Systems Engineering. He’s currently a freelance science writer and NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador, following careers in naval aviation at MCAS Miramar,
January 27, 2024 SDAA Banquet Read More »
Topic: Explore Moon to Mars: Humanity’s Grand PlanSpeaker: Jessica Rzeszut NASA Solar System Ambassador Jessica Rzeszut will present an overview and update on NASA’s Mars 2020 mission and the Artemisprogram, and discuss how we’ll use what we’re learning to take the next giant leap in our space exploration journey. Jessica is a lifelong space enthusiast
January 28, 2023 SDAA Banquet Read More »
Topic: Astronomical Word Play Speaker: Dr. Richard Lederer Our speaker is the distinguished verbavore Dr. Richard Lederer, who is an American linguist, author, speaker, and teacher. He is best known for his books on the English language and on wordplay such as puns, oxymorons, and anagrams. He has been dubbed “the Wizard of Idiom,” “Attila
November 16, 2022 Program Meeting Read More »
October topic: Amateur Spectroscopy and the AAVSO Speaker: Dr. Steven Shore Dr. Shore is the Chief of the Observational Spectroscopy Section of the AAVSO and a professor at the University of Pisa. Dr Shore will give an introduction to spectroscopy and discuss a science case where amateurs can make a contribute to the science. Professional astronomers using
October 24, 2022 Program Meeting Read More »
The September Topic is entitled “A Bird’s Eye View of the Universe” by Dr. Michael West. This is a fascinating talk about what the universe looks like on the largest scales. Dr. West is Deputy Director for Science at Lowell Observatory. He received a Ph.D. in astronomy from Yale University and held research, teaching, and
September 21, 2022 Program Meeting Read More »
Silent Sky Written By: Lauren Gunderson Director: Mary L. Smith August 26 through September 18, 2022 Featuring: Kathryn Schellinger, Omar Murrell, Heather Kenney, Amy Dell, and Edna Carel Lamplighters Theatre presents Silent Sky, written by Lauren Gunderson, as the second show of its 84th season. When Henrietta Leavitt begins work at the Harvard Observatory in the
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