News & Events

November 2014

7

Friday

November Meeting

What is NASA’s latest estimate of habitable planets in our Milky Way Galaxy alone? Kepler himself, for whom NASA’s space telescope is named, said that Galileo owed the idea of other habitable worlds to Giordano Bruno, the subject of my talk. It took four hundred years for Bruno's idea to be on the verge of proof. My powerpoint slides tour Europe where Bruno lived and lectured, in Naples, Rome, Venice, Toulouse, Paris, London, Oxford, and six German cities. NASA now enlists online help to deal with the thousands of pages of data generated by the Hubble and especially the Kepler telescope--which perhaps should be named the Bruno.

December 2014

13

Saturday

December Meeting & Pot Luck Dinner

Dr. Waller's research and interest is in the dynamics of the interaction of components of the Milky Way Galaxy including stars, molecular clouds, spiral arms and supernova remnants. His interests include the spreading of astronomical knowledge to amateurs and the public.

5:30pm Put Luck Dinner

What should you bring?
We ask you to bring a dish to share: Appetizer, Main Dish, Side, Salad, Pizza, Dessert

You may want to bring a warming tray and serving pieces. There is a microwave and a refrigerator available.

Provided will be:
Beverages: water, soda, coffee
Dishes, forks etc, cups, napkins

Please plan to take home all leftovers.

Email Kathy Siok with what you plan to bring. We expect about 45 people.

As a part of the festivities this year, we would like to showcase any astrophotos you have taken, by projecting them during the dinner portion of our meeting. If you wish to share your astrophotos, please send them to Bob Horton at Robert_Horton@Brown.edu, no later than Friday. He will put them into a Power Point presentation. There is no limit - send as many as you like.

7:30pm Meeting & Presentation

Dr. William Waller is a Research Associate Professor at Tufts University Department of Astronomy and Physics.

Dr. Waller’s research and interest is in the dynamics of the interaction of components of the Milky Way Galaxy including stars, molecular clouds, spiral arms and supernova remnants. His interests include the spreading of astronomical knowledge to amateurs and the public.

January 2015