Gather with other club members to get updates on upcoming events, be entertained by (and learn something from) our presenters, and learn of tools and resources available to club members.  And, of course, (re)connect with old and new friends.

Meeting agenda:

Announcements

New Members
Upcoming club events
Club website resources

Featured Presentation

"Mapping the Milky Way in Space and Time", presented by Josh Roberts, director/astronomer at Astro Everywhere.

Presentation synopsis:  Understanding something as massive, complex, and ancient as our own galaxy is a daunting task - especially from our position inside the Milky Way. By carefully mapping what we can see and comparing it to other galaxies we can observe at a greater distance, astronomers are coming to piece together the nature, structure, history, and fate of the Milky Way as we have never known it before.

(short break)

Additional Topics

Club member volunteer opportunities
Club governance
Club expenses and funding
Additional resources available to club members and Friends of MIRA
Club members' astrophotos
Fan mail!

Q&A

Adjournment

About Our Featured Presenter

Josh Roberts is a passionate science communicator based in the San Francisco Bay area. Over the past twenty years he has worked in observatories and planetariums across the Bay Area region, as well as at science institutions like NASA's Ames Research Center and the California Academy of Sciences. He now leads Astro Everywhere, a company finding new ways to bring astronomy and STEM content to audiences in non-traditional spaces.