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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
2012-2013 Speakers
| Friday, October 19, 2012 |
Michael Paul Penn State |
"The Google Lunar X PRIZE: The Launch of Private Exploration of the Solar System" |
| Friday, November 9, 2012 (John Marshall Memorial Lecture) |
Timothy Creamer NASA Astronaut Corps |
"Where We've Come From, Where We Are, Where We're Going" |
| Friday, December 7, 2012 |
Dava Sobel Author |
"A More Perfect Heaven" |
| Friday, January 4, 2013 | Jerry Bonnell NASA |
"Astronomy Picture of the Day" |
| Friday, February 1, 2013 |
Gabriel Perez-Giz New York University |
"Black Holes for Dummies" |
| Friday, March 1, 2013 |
Shane Larson Utah State University |
"Whispers from the Cosmos: The Dawn of Gravitational Wave Astronomy" |
| Friday, April 5, 2013 |
Al Nagler Tele Vue Optics |
"Giant Eyepieces That Swallow Spacecraft" |
| Friday, April 26, 2013 (note location change) |
National Technical Institute for the Deaf at RIT | "AstroDance" (at CUNY Graduate Center) |
Current lecture series:
Lecture Series 2012-2013
Previous lecture series:
Lecture Series 2011-2012
Lecture Series 2010-2011
Lecture Series 2009-2010
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