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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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The Total Solar Eclipse: Describing the Ineffable (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
On November 7th at 7:00 PM, Hamptons Observatory and Suffolk County Community College are pleased to present a free, virtual lecture by renown author and solar eclipse aficionado, Dr. Kate Russo who’ll discuss this inspiring celestial phenomenon and give us tips about how to view the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse. Image Credit: Keon Gibson
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What’s Up in the Fall Sky? (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
NASA Solar System Ambassador, William Francis Taylor, MSc, will give a free, virtual lecture about the heavenly bodies and celestial events—including the Oct. 14th solar eclipse--that can be observed this autumn.
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Hubble’s Ultraviolet Legacy (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
Dr. Christopher T. Britt from the Space Telescope Science Institute will speak about Hubble’s new program, ULLYSES, that will create a legacy of data on the first 10 million years of stellar evolution that will support the exploration of a range of research topics for decades to come. Registration required: https://hubble.eventbrite.com
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The Condor Array Telescope (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
The image is of the Lagoon Nebula, taken by The Condor Array Telescope. On June 8th at 7:00 PM, join Hamptons Observatory and the Amagansett Library for a free, virtual lecture presented by eminent Stony Brook University astronomer, Prof. Kenneth Lanzetta, who will talk about the Condor Array Telescope, a new type of astronomical telescope that has attracted significant scientific and popular attention. To register, go to https://bit.ly/CondorTalk
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Space Craze: Exploring Space History & Science Fiction Through Artifacts (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
Join Hamptons Observatory and Southampton Arts Center for a free, virtual lecture presented by Dr. Margaret Weitekamp, Curator & Chair of the Space History Department at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, who’ll speak about the history of spaceflight and space science fiction.
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What’s Up in the Spring Sky? (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
Join Hamptons Observatory and co-host South Fork Natural History Museum (SoFo) for a free, virtual lecture presented by NASA Solar System Ambassador, William Francis Taylor, who will talk about the celestial events to look forward to this Spring and update us on the James Webb Space Telescope.
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Polar Science on the Inuit Windsled (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
Join Hamptons Observatory and co-host Suffolk County Community College for a free, virtual lecture presented by renowned polar explorer and inventor of the Inuit Windsled, Ramon Larramendi, who’ll speak about his adventures and the platform he created that revolutionized polar research.
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Journey Into Climate: Exploration, Adventure and the Unmasking of Human Innocence (a free, virtual lecture)
Join Hamptons Observatory and co-host Suffolk County Community College for a free, virtual lecture presented by internationally renowned multi-disciplinary scientist, researcher and explorer, Prof. Paul Andrew Mayewski, who’ll speak about his remarkable adventures across the globe to discover how and why climate changes.
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The Astronomical Calendar
Join Hamptons Observatory and co-host Amagansett Library for a free, virtual lecture presented by Hayden Planetarium lecturer, Lydia Maria Petrosino, who will speak about the influence of early astronomy on the creation of our modern calendar.
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A Cosmic Perspective: Searching for Aliens. Finding Ourselves (A Free, Virtual Event)
Join Hamptons Observatory for a free, virtual lecture presented by Dr. Jill Tarter, who pioneered SETI research and is now leading the construction of the Allen Telescope Array in her continuing quest to find an answer to the age-old question, “Are We Alone?”
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Highlights of the Fall Sky (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
Join Hamptons Observatory and co-host Friends of the Long Pond Greenbelt belt for a free, virtual lecture presented by NASA Solar System Ambassador, William Francis Taylor, as he talks about what’s up in the sky through the rest of the year.
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Gravitational Wave Astronomy: Current State and Future (A Free, Virtual Event)
Join Hamptons Observatory for a free, virtual lecture presented by Dr. Rainer Weiss, 2017 Nobel Prize Laureate in Physics, as he talks about gravitational wave astronomy, its significance to our understanding of the universe, and his vision for the future of this field of science.
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Shedding Light on Planetary Science
Join Hamptons Observatory to learn about the study of space and its celestial bodies from Dr. Andoni G. Moral Inza, European Space Agency and the National Institute for Aerospace Technology in Spain.
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Images of Our Universe: The James Webb Space Telescope (A Free, Virtual Lecture)
Join Hamptons Observatory as we learn about and see the wonders of our universe from images provided by the James Webb Space Telescope.
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THE HUNT for PLANET B (free, at-home film screening)
Hamptons Observatory presents a free, at-home screening of the highly acclaimed CNN film about the James Webb Space Telescope and the women behind it.
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Simultaneous Major Meteor Impacts in Antarctica
Join Hamptons Observatory for a free, virtual presentation by Prof. Alan Rice who will discuss major meteor strikes and what we can learn from them.
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