Event: AMNH’s March Cosmic Lineup
by Greg on Feb.15, 2010, under Science Event
| March 1, 2010 | to | March 31, 2010 |
| March 1, 2010 | to | March 31, 2010 |
Lowell Eschen over at the American Museum of Natural History has sent me a much appreciated run down of the museum’s March lineup of space related events. Like almost all the things the museum does, it looks to be a great month:
Virtual Universe: Our Solar Neighborhood with Jackie Faherty
Tuesday, March 2, 6:30 pm
Hayden Planetarium Space Theater
$15 Adults, $13.50 Members, students, seniors
http://www.amnh.org/programs/programs.php?date=2010-03-02&event_id=1627
Join Jackie Faherty for a tour of Earth’s neighborhood. On the first Tuesday of each month, Virtual Universe offerings take visitors on trips through our solar system and beyond in live, interactive programs that include question-and-answer sessions. The Museum invites all to take the journey of a lifetime.
For a quick glimpse of a Virtual Universe program, visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17jymDn0W6U
10th Annual Isaac Asimov Memorial Debate
The Moon, Mars and Beyond: Where Next for the Manned Space Program?
Monday, March 15, 7:30 pm
LeFrak Theater, first floor – Enter at 77th Street
$15 adults, $13.50 Members, students, seniors
http://www.haydenplanetarium.org/programs/asimov/
Join Neil deGrasse Tyson, Director of the Hayden Planetarium, as he moderates a panel featuring Kenneth Ford, Institute for Human and Machine Cognition; Lester Lyles, United States Air Force (Ret); Paul Spudis, Lunar and Planetary Institute; Steven Squyres, Cornell University; and Robert Zubrin, Mars Society, who will discuss what is next for the manned space program.
Should NASA return to the Moon, where man has already walked, or proceed directly to Mars? Learn the central issues to the subject, including political will, national security, and international competition.
Celestial Highlights: Inferior Planets with Joe Rao
Tuesday, March 30, 6:30 pm
Hayden Planetarium Space Theater
$15 adults, $13.50 Members, students, seniors
Joe Rao leads this tour of the western sky including Mercury, Venus, and the early spring constellations. On the last Tuesday of each month, enjoy a live presentation under the brilliant stars of the Zeiss Mark IX Star Projector. Learn about the current positions of the moon, planets, and stars, as well as visual spectacles like meteor showers, eclipses, and conjunctions.
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