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“The Science of Science Fiction” (A Free, Hybrid Lecture)
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“The Detection of a Potential Biosignature on Mars” (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
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“NASA’s Mission: Exploring the Universe” (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
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“CANCELED: How to Choose and Use Your Telescope ” (A Free, In-Person Lecture)
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“Comets and Interstellar Visitors: Exploring the Dynamic Sky” (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
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“Winter Stargazing: A Journey Through the Night Sky” (A Free, In-Person Lecture and Star Party)
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“New Space Art Exhibit & Star Party”: Star Party CANCELED due to weather, but Art Exhibit will still be held.
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“The First Science from the Vera Rubin Observatory” (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
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“Seeing the Night Sky Through Timelapse Photography” (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
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“The Universal Timekeepers: Reconstructing History Atom by Atom” (A Free, In-Person Lecture)
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“Apollo-Soyuz: The Mission & the Astronauts” (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
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“The Chandra X-Ray Telescope : An Insider’s Perspective” (A Free, In-Person Lecture)
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“Peering into the Birthplaces of Planets” (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
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“LuSEE-Night: A Radio Telescope on the Far Side of the Moon” (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
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The Search for Interstellar Objects of Technological Origin (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
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Understanding Auroras (A Free, Virtual Lecture) — WAIT LIST ONLY
The image above is of the aurora named STEVE, Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement. Credits: NASA/Megan Hoffman
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Dava Sobel: The Elements of Marie Curie (A Free, Hybrid Event)
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Winter Stargazing: A Journey Through the Night Sky (A Free, Hybrid Event)
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Living With A Star: Science that Matters to People (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
The image is of the series of United States Post Office stamps (issued in 2021) that highlight images of the Sun as captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. Credits: NASA/SDO/USPS.
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NASA’s Cold Atom Lab on the International Space Station (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
The image is of the International Space Station taken from the SpaceX Crew Dragon.
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KGM1: Sustainable Energy to Combat Climate Change (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
The image is of the KGM1 in action.
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Sunlight and Shadow: Build Your Own Sundial (A Free, In-Person Event)
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What’s Up in the Summer Sky? (A Free, Hybrid Event)
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The Artemis Accords: International Cooperation in Space (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
The image is of the 39 nations that have to date signed the Artemis Accords.
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The Future of Exploration: Discovering the Uncharted Frontiers of Science, Technology and Human Potential (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
The photo is of our speaker, Terry Garcia, former National Geographic Executive VP, Chief Science & Exploration Officer, and author of “The Future of Exploration.”
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April’s Solar Eclipse: A Practical Guide (A Free, Hybrid Lecture in Bellport, NY)
The image is of the stages of a solar eclipse (Credit: Keon Gibson)
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April’s Solar Eclipse: A Practical Guide (A Free, In-Person Lecture in Moriches, NY)
The image is of the stages of a solar eclipse (Credit: Keon Gibson)
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NASA’s Mars Exploration Program: Past, Present & Future (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
The image is of NASA’s Mars missions, clockwise from top left: Perseverance Rover and Ingenuity Mars Helicopter; InSight Lander; Odyssey Orbiter; MAVEN Orbiter; Curiosity Rover; and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. (Credit: NASA/JPL)
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North Greenland WindSled Expeditions (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
The image above is of the WindSled mobile lab in the Antarctic.
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Shedding Light on the Dark Side of the Universe (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
The image above is of a galaxy cluster taken by the James Webb Space Telescope (credit: NASA) .
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Time Machines and Spaceships: The Search for Life (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
The image above (credit: NASA) is of OSIRIS-REx: the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer, which is managed by the Goddard Space Flight Center. It is the craft that returned samples from the near-Earth asteroid Bennu, which is a carbon-rich asteroid that records the earliest history of our Solar System and which may contain the molecular precursors to the origin of life and the Earth's oceans. Our speaker, Dr. Heather Graham, is one of the scientists working on the OSIRIS-REx project and studying the samples from Bennu.
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The Science of Astro-Meteorology with Joe Rao (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
On November 30th at 7:00 PM, Hamptons Observatory and the South Fork Natural History Museum are pleased to present a free, virtual lecture by renown meteorologist, Joe Rao, who will speak about the relationship between astronomy, climate and weather.
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