AAC Members and Newberry residents invited!
Free observing at Newberry Star Park. Residents of Newberry are invited to come out and join AAC members in observing the night sky.
Event Alerts - Go / No Go email will be sent to registrants on morning of the event. You may also call (352) 389-1638 to hear a recorded Go / No Go message after 12 noon on day of the event.
Join us for an exciting and interesting evening at the Florida Museum of Natural History!
Agenda:
7:00 - 7:30 General Meeting & Announcements 7:30 - 7:45 Refreshments 7:45 - Public Presentation
Speaker: Howard Cohen
Topic: The Orrery
Speaker: Samantha Parry
Topic: Lisa: Gravitational Wave Detector in Space
Gravitational waves are ripples in spacetime that can be detected using laser interferometry methods. The ground-based detector LIGO has made significant contributions to the field of Astronomy, providing “sight” to the dark cosmos. The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA), a gravitational wave detector in space, consists of three spacecraft flying in roughly equilateral triangle formation governed by their space inertial reference sensors: a test mass in free fall surrounded by electrode housing. This talk will be addressing the history of gravitational waves, how LISA will work, the space inertial sensor aboard LISA, and the work being done at the University of Florida to develop technology for the inertial sensor.
2500 visitors are expected. Starry Night is the biggest outreach events of the year.
Volunteers with telescopes set up no later than 5:30pm.
Only AAC members with telescopes may use the small parking area. Others will be turned away.
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Speaker: Don Loftus, Alachua Astronomy Club
Topic: Mars Exploration (tentative)
TEST EVENT ONLY.
