BayAstro - Week of 06/05/2023

05 Jun 2023 6:30 AM | Scott Miller (Administrator)

Monday, 06/05/23

09:00 AM - 10:00 AM-In the morning!

Livestream


SETI Institute


A Sign in Space - Electronic Literature


A Sign in Space is a multidisciplinary art project conceived by artist Daniela De Paulis. De Paulis is leading a global team to send an encoded message from the European Space Agency (ESA) ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) back to Earth, simulating a signal an advanced extraterrestrial civilization could eventually send to Earth. The message will be “detected” by four radio astronomy observatories on Earth


The message will be transmitted from the TGO on May 24 at 19:16 UTC/12:15 pm PDT.

  

Following the transmission, the A Sign in Space team will host a series of Zoom-based discussions open to the public around topics that consider the societal implications of detecting a signal from an extraterrestrial civilization. The discussions will take place over 6-8 weeks after the transmission.


The workshop will conclude with the launch of a new “netprov” - a collectively written fiction that all workshop attendees can contribute to both during the workshop and after. We welcome up to 40 participants in the workshop.


Website: https://www.seti.org/event/sign-space


Register:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-sign-in-space-electronic-literature-tickets-637872763607


Cost:  Free


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Monday, 06/05/23

07:00 PM - 08:00 PM

In-person and Livestream


Hewlett Teaching Center

370 Jane Stanford Way, Room 200

Stanford University

Stanford, CA 94305


Particle-like Dark Matter: When All Other Lights Go Out


 In this lecture, Dr. Jelle Aalbers will discuss efforts to build and operate large detectors that search for rare small light flashes from dark matter particles bouncing off of regular atoms. He will present what we have learned so far from these experiments, including preliminary results from the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment, a dark matter detector filled with 7 tons of liquid xenon in a South Dakota gold mine.


Speaker: Jelle Aalbers, Stanford University


Register at weblink to attend on line, or attend in person.


Website: https://kipac.stanford.edu/events/particle-dark-matter-when-all-other-lights-go-out


Register here:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/astronomy-lecture-particle-like-dark-matter-registration-631763761417


Cost:  Free


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Wednesday, 06/07/23

09:00 AM - 10:00 AM-In the morning!

Livestream


SETI Institute


See 06/05/2023 posting above


Cost:  Free


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Thursday, 06/08/23  5:30 PM

In-person and Online


Commonwealth Club

110 The Embarcadero

San Francisco, CA 94105


Discovering the Cosmos


As a child, Sarafina El-Badry Nance spent nearly every evening with her father gazing up at the flickering stars and pondering what secrets the night sky held. The daughter of an American father and Egyptian mother, Sarafina dreamed of becoming an astronomer. But it wasn’t long before she was told, both explicitly and implicitly, that girls just weren’t cut out for math and science.


Join us for an in-depth talk with astrophysicist Sarafina El-Badry Nance.


Attend in person or online


Moderator: Gerald Harris, Quantum Planning Group, Commonwealth Club


Website: https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2023-06-08/sarafina-el-badry-nance-discovering-cosmos


and https://wonderfest.org/starstruck/


Use code WonderfestPromo for $10 off in-person tickets, or to attend online for free


Cost:  $20 General, $10 Members in person, $5/free online


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Thursday, 06/08/23  7:30 PM

Livestream


Bay Area Skeptics


Improbable Research and the Ig Nobel Prizes - Livestream


The Ig Nobel Prizes honor achievements that make people LAUGH, then THINK. 


Speaker: Marc Abrahams, editor, Annals of Improbable Research


Website: http://baskeptics.org/upcomingskeptalk/


Cost:  Free

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Friday, 06/09/23  7PM

In-person


Telescope Makers Workshop

Chabot Space and Science Center

10000 Skyline Boulevard

Oakland, CA 94619


The Chabot Telescope Maker's workshop reopens! Chabot's TMW is one of only a handful of regularly scheduled telescope making workshops in the U.S .The price of admission is FREE. All you have to do is show up, buy a mirror blank and a "tool" (typically around $100 - $200 depending on the size of the mirror) and start "pushin' glass!" 


Enter from the main loading dock behind the main building.


Please be prepared with proof of vaccination and a mask. These are

Chabot Rules, which we always must adhere to.


If you have a project, bring it with you so we can assess next steps.

You can also bring any other equipment or literature you may have

questions about.


For more information call or email Richard Ozer at richozer1@gmail.com or phone (510) 406-1914.


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Friday, 06/09/2023 9PM-11PM for night observing and Saturday 06/10/2023

 10AM-12 Noon for solar observing

In-person


Foothill Observatory is open again!

12345 El Monte Road

Los Altos Hills, CA 94022


Foothill Observatory now Open EVERY clear Friday night and Saturday morning


The Foothill College Astronomy Department and Peninsula Astronomical Society (PAS) have reopened public viewing programs at Foothill College Observatory on:


·       Every clear Friday night from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. for star gazing

·       Every clear Saturday morning from 10 a.m. to noon for solar viewing


Since we are still dealing with COVID, we are adopting the following guidelines to enable safe operation of the Observatory for both our public visitors and our PAS operators.  We ask that visitors please agree to complying with these guidelines before visiting the Observatory, and to direct any questions to info@....


ATTENDANCE GUIDELINES

1.    Full vaccination against COVID-19 is required to visit the Foothill College campus 

2.    Mask usage is required anytime visiting the Foothill College campus 

3.    The number of visitors allowed inside the Observatory is reduced

Websites:  https://foothill.edu/astronomy/observatory.html


and  https://pastro.org


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Friday, 06/09/23 and Saturday, 06/10/23

07:30 PM - 10:00 PM--Free telescope viewings are back!

In-person


Chabot Space and Science Center

10000 Skyline Blvd

Oakland, CA 94619


Free Telescope Viewings


Join Chabot astronomers on the Observatory Deck for a free telescope viewing! Weather permitting, this is a chance to explore stars, planets and more through Chabot’s historic telescopes. 


Before your visit, check out the Weather Station to see the current conditions at Chabot.


https://chabotspace.org/weather-station/


Website: https://chabotspace.org/events/events-listing/


Cost:  Free


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Saturday, 06/10/23

10:00 AM - 03:00 PM

In-person


Chabot Space and Science Center

10000 Skyline Blvd

Oakland, CA 94619


Investigating Space: Climate Change from Space


 Join us for special demos, hands-on activities and guest speakers that will take us through the process of fighting climate change from space!


Cost:  Free with admission


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Saturday, June, 10

Sunset: 8:29 PM

In-person


San Mateo Co. Astronomical Society

Crestview Park

1000 Crestview Drive 

San Carlos, CA


Public Star Parties at Crestview Park in San Carlos


SMCAS and the City of San Carlos Parks Department host a public star party at Crestview Park in San Carlos twice a month when there is a new moon.  Members set up telescopes and let the public view and share their knowledge of the night sky all for Free.  All ages are welcome.  If you have kids interested in space or science, bring them here for a real time view of planets, nebula, star clusters, and galaxies.


If you are a Non-member and own a telescope, bring it to share!  Experts are available if you need assistance or have questions about buying a telescope.


Telescope setup begins at sunset and observing starts one hour after sunset.  In the event of inclement weather (rain, clouds, fog, or high winds) the star party will be cancelled.  Because each astronomer makes his or her own decision about bringing their telescope, there is no official cancellation notice. 


Crestview Park is located at 1000 Crestview Drive in San Carlos


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Saturday, 06/10/23  8:30 PM

In-person


Lick Observatory

7299 Mt. Hamilton Rd

Mt. Hamilton, CA 95140


Sunglasses, Viking Navigation and Astronomy with Polarimetry


Each year Lick Observatory brings world-renown musicians and astronomers to the summit of Mount Hamilton for a musical night to remember.

Performer: Folias Duo


Speaker: Daniel Cotton, Monterey Institute for Research in Astronomy


Tickets go on sale at noon, May 8, 2023.  Limit 4 per customer.


Website:  https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/music-of-the-spheres-2092629


Cost:  $55 General


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Saturday, 06/10/23

09:30 PM - 11:30 PM

In-person


San Jose Astronomical Association

(NewLocation) Laguna Seca area

N. Coyote Valley OSP


Binocular Stargazing at Laguna Seca, North Coyote Valley Open Space Preserve


The San Jose Astronomical Association (SJAA) is proud to work with the Open Space Authority (OSA) to co-host a public star party at Rancho Canada del Oro (RCDO). This site is just 30 minutes south of downtown San Jose and features dark skies. It's dark enough to see the band of our Milky Way galaxy in the summer.


Do not bring your own telescope (binoculars are welcomed, but please no tripods). SJAA club members will set up their telescopes to help star party guests get the most knowledge and enjoyment out of the dark Starry Night sky.


Register at weblink.  Limited to 70 people.  See weblink for additional information


Directions in website


Website: https://www.meetup.com/sj-astronomy/events/293615460/


Cost:  Free

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