Sept. 13: THE 2008 PAUL SYKES LECTURE ON ASTRONOMY – "Mapping the Lakes and Rivers on Saturn’s Moon Titan"

Location: Room 201 of the Hennings Physics Building at UBC (adjacent to the SUB)
Description: THE 2008 PAUL SYKES LECTURE ON ASTRONOMY

This year’s speaker is Guinness Book of Record holder Dr. Rosaly M.C. Lopes from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Her talk: “Mapping the Lakes and Rivers on Saturn’s Moon Titan” will show us just how similar the Earth is to the largest moon in the solar system.
Start Time: 19:00
Date: 2008-09-13

This year’s speaker is Guinness Book of Record holder Dr. Rosaly M.C. Lopes from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Her talk: “Mapping the Lakes and Rivers on Saturn’s Moon Titan” will show us just how similar the Earth is to the largest moon in the solar system.

Dr. Lopes is a Principal Scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Lead Scientist for Geophysics and Planetary Geosciences. Her major research interests are in planetary and terrestrial geology and volcanology. Continue reading “Sept. 13: THE 2008 PAUL SYKES LECTURE ON ASTRONOMY – "Mapping the Lakes and Rivers on Saturn’s Moon Titan"”

July 10, 2008 – Great Moments in Planetary Exploration

Time: 7:30 PM
Location: H.R. MacMillan Space Centre, downstairs auditorium
Topic: “Come along for a trip down memory lane as we review the Great Moments in Planetary Exploration.  Our path will go from Mercury to Pluto and beyond.”
Speaker: Aaron Clevenson

Aaron Clevenson is an Astronomy Professor at Lonestar College in Houston, Texas in the US, Observation Chairman, and past president of the North houston Astronomy Club.

Free Admission, Open to the public

Astro-coffee and astro-cookies will be served
at the Southam Observatory after the meeting.