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The 25th Astronomy on Tap at the Blue Star Brewery in San Antonio, Texas will occur on 6th July 2022; talks start at 7pm, doors at 6.30pm.
Robert Reeves will present his talk “Deep Sky Colors over San Antonio” about astrophotography from San Antonio.
Dr. Michael Starkey will present his talk “Solar Wind Interaction with Earth”
The event will also be available to stream live or after the event on facebook and YouTube
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The 24th Astronomy on Tap at the Blue Star Brewery in San Antonio, Texas will occur on 1st June 2022 talks start at 7pm, doors at 6.30pm.
Dr. Richard Anantua from UTSA will be telling us about his role in imaging the black hole at the center of our galaxy, and Jackie Champagne from UT Austin will be teaching us about radio interferometry, the technique that was used to acquire it!
[Read More]We’re finally coming back! May 4th 2022 back at Blue Star Brewery. Side door will be open for air flow and numbers will be limited. Sorry if you can’t get in but we will be streaming to Facebook and YouTube as usual. Speakers to be announced soon.
Due to the recent surge in Bexar County Covid-19 cases we are postponing the return of in-person events, hopefully, to later this fall.
Wednesday 21st July 19:00 CDT! Tune in as we join Scobee Education Center for another virtual event. Come and learn a thing or two about the soon to launch James Webb Space Telescope from Dr. Alexandra Lockwood!
Tonight! Tune in as we join Scobee Education Center for another virtual event.
“The Origin of the Milky Way and its Elements” by Dr Keith Hawkins
“Exploring Dusty Planetary Surfaces from the Ground, the Sky, and Space!” by Dr. Addie Dove.
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Tonight! Tune in as we join Scobee Education Center for another virtual event.
Title: Global Warming Demystified — The Astronomy Connection
Bio: Jeffrey Bennett holds a B.A. in Biophysics from the University of California at San Diego and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Astrophysics from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He specializes in mathematics and science education, writing for and speaking to audiences ranging from elementary school children to college faculty. His current projects include the Story Time From Space program, which features his six children’s books being read by astronauts from the International Space Station, the free app “Totality by Big Kid Science” that will help you get ready for the upcoming solar eclipses in 2023 and 2024, building scale model solar systems through the Voyage National Program, and a free online textbook for middle school Earth & Space Science. May 26th’s program on global warming builds on his book A Global Warming Primer
[Read More]Tonight! Tune in as we join Scobee Education Center for another virtual event.
Presenter: Frederic Allegrini Title: The nightlife of a space nerd Bio: Frederic grew up in Switzerland and got his astro bug… well… when he was a small kid. He was fascinated by rockets and had the dream of building a big one. Today, he is not quite building rockets, but has built or has contributed to a bunch of scientific instruments that are flying into space. His father, a photographer, instilled curiosity by giving him a camera as a present at a young age. Later, Frederic took pleasure in exploring the night skies with his telescope. All of these interests and passions merged into night- and astro-photography. He is fascinated by shapes, textures, and colors. He recently started focusing on all the wonderful things we have on Earth and in the sky, and put them in relation.
[Read More]Tonight! Tune in as we join Scobee Education Center for another virtual event. Elizabeth Czajka will present her talk “Orange is the New Black: Volcanic glass on the Moon” and your Astronomy on Tap team will briefly cover Astronomy in the news.
Watch our livestream on Youtube, Facebook or register to join us live on Zoom
Tonight! Tune in as we join Scobee Education Center for another virtual event. Dr. Stephanie Jarmak will present “Space Dirt in Zero-G” about experiments in microgravity to better understand collisions in space. Dr. Tracy Becker will present “The Legacy and Future of the Arecibo Observatory” about the world’s once-largest single dish radio telescope that collapsed in December 2020 and what the plans are for its future. Watch our livestream on Facebook, YouTube or register to join us live on Zoom
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