Tag: Neil deGrasse Tyson
Event: AMNH’s March Cosmic Lineup
by Greg on Feb.15, 2010, under Science Event
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
event: WSF: Navigating the Cosmos
by Greg on Jun.08, 2009, under Science Event, Science Life
World Science Festival Presents:
Navigating the Cosmos (sold out but tickets may be available at the door)
Created especially for the World Science Festival, this presentation allows you to experience the Hayden Planetarium’s Digital Universe with an immersive, three-dimensional tour of the cosmos that will change your perspective on home. (continue reading…)
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Nasa's Image of the Day
Panorama of the East Coast
This Jan. 29 panorama of much of the East Coast, photographed by one of the Expedition 30 crew members aboard the International Space Station, provides a look generally northeastward: Philadelphia-New York City-Boston corridor (bottom-center); western Lake Ontario shoreline with Toronto (left edge); Montreal (near center). An optical illusion in the photo makes the atmospheric limb and light activity from Aurora Borealis appear "intertwined." Image Credit: NASA
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