Astronomy at the Beach 2020 Online!
Hosted by Warren Astronomical SocietyFord Amateur Astronomy Club and Great Lakes Association of Astronomy Clubs

Astronomy at the Beach is Michigan's largest FREE astronomy and space science event!

COVID-19 UPDATE: For the public's safety, the 2020 Astronomy at the Beach will be an online event this year.

The public is invited to see live talks from real astronomers, cool science demonstrations and live telescope views. This is a fun and educational STEM experience for all ages.

Astronomy at the Beach 2020
a virtual event September 25 & 26, 5pm-midnight

Real Astronomers:
David Levy “Poetry of the Night: How the Night Sky Enriches Literature Through the Ages” - Co-discoverer of Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9, which collided with the planet Jupiter.
Brother Guy Consolmagno SJ and Dan Davis, co-authors of the book “Turn Left at Orion” – Br. Guy is Director of the Vatican Observatory.
Delores Hill – “OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Mission is a GO for TAG: Final Update Before Sample Collection” - Meteorite Specialist at University of Arizona.

Cool Science Demonstrations:
• “TBA” – by the Michigan Science Center
• “Scale Model of the Solar System” – Mike Bruno of the Ford Amateur Astronomy Club
• “Rocket Launch Photography” – John McGill of the Ford Amateur Astronomy Club
• “Live Sky: Astronomy Trivia” – Jeff Stark of the Flint Longway Planetarium
• “Teaching Astronomy to Children” – a teacher forum
• “Star-Hopping with the Free Stellarium Program” – Adrian Bradley of Ann Arbor Lowbrows Club
• “Tour of the Solar System w/SpaceEngine Program” – Bob Trembley of Warren Astronomy Club

Live Telescope Views:
• Seeing flares and prominences on the surface of the sun
• Zooming in on lunar craters and mountains
• Jupiter with its many cloud layers, Saturn’s amazing rings and Mars’ white polar cap
• Star clusters, nebulae, and far-away galaxies

Schedule of Events: https://www.glaac.org/events/category/aatb2020/

Date: Friday, 9/25/2020

Time: 5:00 PM - 11:59 PM

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