EAS Presents:
Chilean Skies: Amateur and Professional Astronomy in the Andes
Vivian White
Educator and Night Sky Network Administrator, Astronomical Society of the Pacific
Chabot Space and Science Center, Galileo Room *
Saturday, October 17, 2015
7:30-9:30 PM
Dinner with Our Speaker:
EAS members and guests are welcome to join us for dinner with our guest speaker. Casual dining will occur at Hunan Yuan, located at 4100 Redwood Road in Lincoln Square (Oakland, CA 94619). We will congregate in the restaurant starting at approximately 5:30PM.
About This Talk
Join Vivian White, who recently completed the Astronomy in Chile Educator Ambassadors program, and learn about the incredible array of professional telescopes high in the Chilean desert. The same factors that draw professionals to the area also make Chile a great place for amateur astronomers to learn about the southern skies. See what’s up in astronomy’s most inviting country and how you can be a part of it.
About our Speaker
Vivian White is an astronomy educator at the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. She works closely with amateur astronomers across the country through NASA's Night Sky Network and creates outreach activities and demos for use by the network's 450+ clubs. She is also creating a suite of activities for museum educators to use with preschool children grounded in research and inspired daily by her young son. Vivian holds a bachelor's degree in Physics and Astronomy from San Francisco State University an for the last decade has been working with educators from preschool to graduate studies.
About our Speaker
Vivian White is an astronomy educator at the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. She works closely with amateur astronomers across the country through NASA's Night Sky Network and creates outreach activities and demos for use by the network's 450+ clubs. She is also creating a suite of activities for museum educators to use with preschool children grounded in research and inspired daily by her young son. Vivian holds a bachelor's degree in Physics and Astronomy from San Francisco State University an for the last decade has been working with educators from preschool to graduate studies.
Meeting Room: Galileo*
*Please note that in case of a Scouts sleepover, our meeting will take place across the hall in the Hauben Room
COST
Free to members of EAS and Chabot SSC! Donations are welcome and very much appreciated.
MAKING CONTACT
For additional information or to provide feedback regarding this presentation, or to solicit consideration as a guest speaker for a future presentation, or to offer suggestions regarding any EAS program, please contact David Prosper, Program Director, via email at david.prosper@gmail.com.
Date: Saturday, October 17, 2015
Time: 7:30 p.m. - 9 p.m. Pacific
Location:
Chabot Space & Science Center
10000 Skyline Blvd
Oakland, CA 94619
