Saturday May 27, 2017
7:30 PM - 11:05 PM PDT
Saturday, May 27, 7:30-11:00 PM
Taylor Observatory, end of Oak Hills Lane, Kelseyville
Admission $5.00 adults, free to Lake Co. K-12 students. Additional donations in support of Lake County students are encouraged. For more information visit the Friends of Taylor Facebook page or phone Friends of Taylor Observatory at (707) 262-4121. Bill Haddon, President, Friends of Taylor Observatory, a CA 501 (c) (3) Corporation promoting STEM education for Lake County Students in cooperation with the Lake County Office of Education, Brock Falkenburg, Superintendent.
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A Journey through the History of Astronomical Calculation Tim Gill, KVUSD Taylor Observatory, Saturday, May 27, 2017 7:15 PLANETARIUM - Full Dome Show; May Night Sky (Eduardo Alatorre) 8:00 LECTURE - Tim Gill 9:00 PLANETARIUM - Full Dome Show; May Night Sky (Eduardo Alatorre) ~9:30 Short talk on Comet C/2015 V2 Johnson (Tom Schleif and Bill Haddon) 9:00-11:00 – TELESCOPE VIEWING (Friends of Taylor) From the Pythagorean Theorem to Napier's Bones and on to 21st Century computing, major advancements in the science of astronomy have gone hand-in-hand with the mathematical tools that make them possible. Tim’s presentation will take you on a journey through history, exploring the mathematical and astronomical discoveries and inventions that allowed us to measure first the Earth-Moon system, then our Solar System, and on to galaxies and the universe itself. Join us and be as amazed as these folks while you learn interesting facts about math and time in the Universe. Clear skies on Saturday will reveal Jupiter’s four Galilean moons and maybe the red spot in the Southern sky. The International Space Station passes over Kelseyville at 9:09 PM (Mag -2) and there will be an Iridium flare visible an hour later at 10:03 PM, also Mag. -2, about the same brightness as Jupiter. And we may see comet C/2015 V2 (Johnson) in the constellation Bootes.
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