Pláticas de Astronomía en Vivo por Internet Jueves Enero 17

[Roberto Galván]

Hola a todos, abro este "tópico" para avisarles y darles los links de
pláticas de astronomía divulgativas que se llevan a cabo en el Harvard-
Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (o de alguna otra que me entere).

Estas pláticas SON EN VIVO, y la de este jueves tratará sobre el
rastreo de asteroides y otros cuerpos que podrían impactarnos y por lo
tanto representan un peligro. Son en Inglés.

Siento mandarles hasta ahora el aviso, pero apenas recibí el correo.
Sin embargo, en el link del siguiente texto esta
el calendario de las siguientes pláticas, para que planeen mejor su
tiempo.

Saludos.


The first Observatory Night lecture of the year will take place this
Thursday, Jan. 17th at 7:30 pm, where Dr. Brian Marsden will discuss
how
astronomers find and track potential Earth-impactors.

In late 2007, astronomers spotted an asteroid with a chance of hitting
Mars on January 30. Although subsequent observations ruled out a
strike,
this incident reminds us that we are in a cosmic "shooting gallery."
How
do astronomers find and track asteroids, and predict which ones may
hit
a planet? Brian Marsden, director emeritus of the Minor Planet Center,
has the answers along with anecdotes from the scary to the amusing
(that's no asteroid, it's a spacecraft!).

If you are unable to attend, you can watch the lecture live online via
our new WEBCAST, linked from http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/events/mon.html

The presentation will be archived at
http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/events/mon_video_archive08.html

Observatory Night lectures are intended for high school age and older
audiences but children are also welcome. This event takes place at
Phillips Auditorium, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge. Doors open at 7:00.
Parking is available and admission is free.

If weather permits, rooftop observing through telescopes will follow
the
presentation.