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AAA LECTURE SERIES AT THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
The Amateur Astronomers Association is proud to present an astronomy lecture series from October through May each year for our members and the public. Everyone is welcome to attend. Admission to the lecture is free, and no reservations or tickets are required.
The lectures are held at the Kaufmann Theater of the American Museum of Natural History, on Central Park West between 77th and 81st streets. Please use the 77th Street entrance. Lectures begin at 6:15 p.m. and run to 8:00 p.m. Generally, lectures take place on the first Friday of the month.
Each year one lecture is designated the John Marshall Memorial Lecture, to honor a former president of the association.
Chair: David Kraft
2011-2012 Speakers
| Friday, October 21, 2011 (John Marshall Memorial Lecture) |
Freeman J. Dyson Institute for Advanced Study |
“Other Ways of Looking for Life in the Sky” |
| Friday, November 4, 2011 |
Fred Chromey Vassar College |
“The Mystery of Beta Lyrae: Astronomical Spectroscopy for Amateurs” |
| Friday, December 2, 2011 |
Michael Shara American Museum of Natural History |
“How Novae and Supernovae Are Connected” |
| Friday, January 6, 2012 | Robert Nemiroff Michigan Technological University/NASA |
“Best Short Astronomy Videos” |
| Friday, February 10, 2012 |
Glennys Farrar New York University |
“At Last: Seeing Supermassive Black Holes Shred Stars” |
| Friday, March 2, 2012 |
Charles Keeton Rutgers University |
“A Ray of Light in a Sea of Dark (Matter)” |
| Friday, March 30, 2012 (note change) |
Debra Fischer Yale University |
“Searching for Earthlike Worlds” |
| Friday, May 4, 2012 | Alex Wolszczan Pennsylvania State University |
“The Astronomical Future of Humankind” |
Current lecture series:
Lecture Series 2011-2012
Previous lecture series:
Lecture Series 2010-2011
Lecture Series 2009-2010
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