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Chautauqua of John Steinbeck and Star Party at Dangberg Historic Park
Submitted by Anonymous on Sun, 06/03/2018 - 3:49pm
Event Date:
June 13, 2018 - 6:30pm Chautauquan Tom Lorentzen will portray American author John Steinbeck at 6:30 pm, followed by stargazing with the Astronomical Society of Nevada at 9:00 pm, on Wednesday, June 13 at the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park.
John Steinbeck was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1962. Among his classic works are The Grapes of Wrath, East of Eden and Of Mice and Men. The year 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of his death. Although most recognized for his fiction, Steinbeck also wrote non-fiction.
Location
Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park
1450 Hwy 88, Minden, NV 89423
United States
38° 56' 28.2588" N, 119° 46' 46.3872" W
See map: Google Maps
Hear about the "Dark Side of the Universe" at next TERC talk
Submitted by paula on Sun, 01/21/2018 - 11:20pm
Event Date:
February 8, 2018 - 5:30pm
What is dark matter? This elusive "stuff" makes up a quarter of the universe. Join Dr. Marusa Bradac at the U.C. Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC) on Thursday, February 8 to hear about research on the composition of the Universe, properties of dark matter, and the latest discoveries about the Universe's past. Dr. Marusa Bradac, originally from Slovenia, is a physics professor at UC Davis.
Western Nevada College observatory to offer eclipse viewing
Submitted by paula on Tue, 08/08/2017 - 1:21pm
Event Date:
August 21, 2017 (All day)
Don’t have the time or means to travel to the "path of totality" to view a total solar eclipse later this summer? The Jack C. Davis Observatory at Western Nevada College has you covered when the moon covers the sun on August 21.
Although the campus will be hundreds of miles south of the "path of totality" and will experience a partial eclipse, the public can get a better view of the solar eclipse on that Monday morning at the observatory on the Carson City campus.
Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy talk at SLT Library
Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 02/18/2017 - 8:51am
Event Date:
June 3, 2017 - 10:00am Join the Friends of the Library for an out-of-this-world presentation by Dan Ruby, Director of the Fleischmann Planetarium as he explains the Science Behind SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy). This powerpoint presentation will focus on infrared astronomy with some safe sun viewing activities and giveaways too.
Location
South Lake Tahoe Library
1000 Rufus Allen Blvd.
South Lake Tahoe
United States
38° 56' 43.5228" N, 119° 58' 22.2276" W
See map: Google Maps
Free stargazing event at Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park
Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 06/05/2015 - 12:50pm
Event Date:
June 13, 2015 - 8:30pm Members of the Astronomical Society of Nevada will be hosting a “Star Party” with telescope viewing at the Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park on Saturday, June 13, from 8:30-10:30 pm. The event is open to the public and free to attend.
Location
Dangberg Home Ranch Historic Park
1450 Hwy 88, Minden, NV 89423
United States
See map: Google Maps
Northstar's summer activities launch May 15
Submitted by paula on Mon, 04/27/2015 - 12:30pm
Outdoor enthusiasts in Lake Tahoe will soon be able to access one of the North Shore's most popular destinations, Northstar California.
The Northstar Golf Course opens on May 15 with the rest of the extensive variety of summer adventure following with a May 22 grand opening.
Memorial Day Weekend marks the grand summer opening of the mountain bike park, hiking trails, and all activities, dining and shopping offered throughout The Village at Northstar.
Northstar Golf Course tees off Friday, May 15
Star Tour USA 2014: Promoting Scientific Literacy from Coast to Coast, SLT Library
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 03/26/2014 - 2:51pm
Event Date:
May 6, 2014 - 6:00pm The Friends of the SLT Library present "Astronomy for Everyone: Size & Scale of the Universe", an exciting family program for all ages about the universe, from the very small to the very large. This program will be help on May 6 at 6 pm at the SLT Library on Rufus Allen Blvd.
With an out of this world slide presentation followed by a question and answer sessions for inquiring minds.
Location
South Lake Tahoe Library
1000 Rufus Allen Blvd.
South Lake Tahoe, CA
United States
See map: Google Maps
Reno and Carson City Observatories Offer Venus Transit Viewing
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 06/04/2012 - 12:48pm
Two area observatories will offer the public an opportunity to see a celestial event with the planet Venus taking center stage in front of the sun. Just weeks after the solar eclipse, another adventure is unfolding in the sky, and the Jack C. Observatory at Western Nevada College in Carson City and the MacLean Observatory on the Redfield Campus at the University of Nevada, Reno will again offer front row seats to the show.
Latest from NASA as Venus continues transit
Submitted by Editor on Mon, 06/04/2012 - 12:01pmOn Tuesday Venus will pass across the face of the sun, producing a silhouette that no one alive today will likely see again. See the latest Youtube clip from NASA's SOHO spacecraft below.
Transits of Venus are very rare, coming in pairs separated by more than a hundred years. This June's transit, the bookend of a 2004-2012 pair, won't be repeated until the year 2117. Fortunately, the event is widely visible. Observers on seven continents, even a sliver of Antarctica, will be in position to see it.
The 2012 Transit of Venus
Submitted by Editor on Sat, 06/02/2012 - 1:18amOn June 5, 2012, Venus will pass across the face of the sun, producing a silhouette that no one alive today will likely see again.
Transits of Venus are very rare, coming in pairs separated by more than a hundred years. This June's transit, the bookend of a 2004-2012 pair, won't be repeated until the year 2117. Fortunately, the event is widely visible. Observers on seven continents, even a sliver of Antarctica, will be in position to see it.
Fireball Over California/Nevada: How Big Was It?
Submitted by Editor on Wed, 04/25/2012 - 12:31pm
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology weighs in on Sunday's loud boom heard and fireball seen from California's Central Valley to Lake Tahoe to Las Vegas:
