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Astronomy Lectures

Benjamin Dean Astronomy Lectures

Mind-expanding talks and presentations by the brightest stars in the field of astronomy.

General Lectures

General Lectures

The Academy regularly brings brilliant speakers to the Academy to lecture on everything from anthropology to zoology.

Science Classes and Courses

Science Classes and Courses

Deepen your connection to the natural world with an Academy science class.

Upcoming

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A large eruption in the low solar atmosphere caught in the act by NASA’s Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS), a solar telescope orbiting Earth since 2013. Earth is shown for scale. When these types of events propagate into interplanetary space they can impact space nearby Earth, causing space weather.

Benjamin Dean Astronomy Lectures

Unraveling the Mysteries of the Sun's Atmosphere

Mon. Oct. 7th at 7:30 pm - Planetarium

How does the Sun's magnetic field drive the heating of its 10,000-degree chromosphere and million-degree corona?
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Cosmic Cliffs is the edge of a nearby, young, star-forming region NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula. The Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured it in infrared light, a light our eyes cannot perceive.

Benjamin Dean Astronomy Lectures

Seeing Beyond Sight: Astronomical Images and the Aesthetics of the Sublime

Mon. Nov. 4th at 7:30 pm - Planetarium

How do we represent what lies beyond our sight?
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The Milky Way as observed by the Gaia Spacecraft.

Benjamin Dean Astronomy Lectures

An Exploration of the Milky Way: Our Cosmic Home

Mon. Dec. 2nd at 7:30 pm - Planetarium

How can a collection of billions of stars paint a realistic picture of the Milky Way?